@Joel Falk Loopnet is not necessarily a bad place to look, but it is not the first place these deals go.

I agree with @Lucas Carl and not just because he helped me get started :)But I would point out that the bad rep that AirBNB has varies by location.

Bad situation all around

I second cozy.coI’ve been using it these last few tenant cycles and it’s a great tool in many ways.1- if the tenant won’t pony up the $40 fee or take the time to do it, it’s a great indicator for me to who I’m dealing with2- I don’t have to take applications and money and I don’t feel bad for taking an app fee and not giving it to those applicants. 3- no need to collect ssn and to destroy4- Tenants can’t leave anything blank as they can with a paper app5- feels more formal and professional 6- generally the type of potential tenant I like to deal with that can use tech to communicate, which gives me a glimpse to how they’ll handle future complaints and requests. 

The bad news is that it is harder to find great deals and the ones you find are OK, but nothing to brag about.

Keeping tenants in your property who don't have ability to pay is bad business.

If you have a good deal and want to flip it and keep it all to yourself, then don't feel bad about using the money and pay them interest.

Then they got rid of the contractors (they didn't have to pay the unemployment taxes to the state when they got rid of us), and finally, they had to cut into their own muscle when things got really bad.

She is BAD NEWS and will be nothing but grief. 

His response is that he’s always made money and never had a bad deal.