One strategy that I like (and is certainly open to suggestions for improvement) is to prescreen the tenants on the phone with some criteria (ensuring it is the same for everyone) and only set up walk through if the prospects pass that initial screening.  

If you are tech savvy you could create a form letter with your own handwriting, here is the old thread where I had initially seen it: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/87/topics/453...I have spoken to many people who see right through the fake handwriting and yet they still call.

These are the niches that I have found I seem to be the most interested in initially.  

These are the niches that I have found I seem to be the most interested in initially.  

Many investors will accept lower yields for a share of a well maintained property, in appreciating areas, or if they can participate as limited partners and risk only their initial investment. 

You'll need to liquidate your positions or leverage them to create cash for your initial real estate investments.Sec. 1031 allows you to sell any type of real estate held for investment purposes and purchase any type of real estate held for investment and defer the tax on the gain.  

Joining BiggerPockets was initially to gather as much knowledge as possible from the podcasts and forum post.

As a CT resident, my initial impulse was not to consider this state as a location to purchase a real estate investment.  

So there's someone with extensive real estate experience and success involved in the business.There’s an initial cash investment into the company that would be shared equally by the 5 partners .

I wasn't planning on flipping anytime soon, because my family and I scored a great deal and fits our criteria / location desire.Although now I looking to purchase another property, real estate is where I wanted to invest for the past 2-3 years, but didn't know how to make that initial move.