There's always something going on at one of the properties and I've found this method helps me relax by acknowledging the issues and at the same time, realizing it's a blessing to even be in the position to have them.

Garnishments are your next method of collection.3.

Different counties apply different methods to assess taxes, and your county tax assessor will have more detail on how they derive the number used by the local taxing authority. 

Would a better route involve using the BRRRR method with a hard money lender to get started on my first property? 

Besides they don't work anyways.Cold calling, forget it.forget all these "free methods".

@Kyle Spearin because of my credit score and college debt, I was drawn to some of the creative methods of purchasing rentals I read about on “Rental Property Investing with Low to No Money Down”.

They were the very first tenants to live in the townhouse after we purchased it and did a complete rehab including new wood flooring (destroyed & scratched), new base boards and trim (chewed & scratched by their dog), new granite counters (stained), new appliances (all dinged & scratched), all new light fixtures (electrical not working & light bulbs removed), newer carpet (horribly stained, smells like cat urine when no cat was approved & torn), new paint (holes kicked through in multiple places), doors have holes kicked through, door handle on sliding door ripped off, etc.

Analytically I'll be following building permits by zone to get an idea of what's going on in our area but if anyone has any other method of analyzing what's really going on in different zip codes by statistics I'd love to hear/see them! 

Question 5) As some might question the conventional method, please be mindful I'm in college, and much younger than an average investor.

Early on, I had a coach that really stressed social media advertising over all other methods.