@Sean Dolan it's clear to me that you're ABSOLUTELY speaking outside of your expertise (or you're intentionally trying to mislead the members of this community).If you ever bought any leads in your life, you would know that there are countless resources that provide leads' phone numbers.I will list you a few resources where provide phone numbers so next time you can do your own research before looking like an ignorant person.http://www.zbuyer.com/lp_choose_pro.aspx?

Thinking about switching my business model from fix and flip (to retail buyers) to fix and rent2own/Lease option.  

Part of the problem is that the hard money space is now calling themselves private lenders, which leaves individuals like me who lend out their own capital (also calling ourselves private lenders) in a weird place because those two business models are very very different, both from the lender and the borrower standpoint.BiggerPockets published our book recently about private lending.

If this is the case, it means you are losing purchasing power on the property every year you hold it ... doesn't mean you can't make money, but it would be a business model more like owning a "Hertz rent-a-car" than buy and hold REI and definitely something to consider.

4) Tips, tricks, words of wisdomI know the VRBO model is a point of contention right now in SD and in many other markets, but I don't think it's going away.

Just trying to understand the business model for the crowdfunding sites.

Because your model is based on data and not location, it would work anywhere you could get good data.  

Isn't that more of a flip than a Turnkey model?

Anyone have experience with these kinds of business models?  

The turnkey provider usually has a list of inventory available for the investors to choose from, and it's always the buy and hold model, not flips.After purchase, Property Management may or may not be handled in house by the provider.