I publish many posts in my Bigger Pockets Blog and over a year ago I tried including my links to them but was warned by the staff that I was prohibited from "advertising/promoting" my articles here.

Two weeks later I received a letter from wellsfargo saying they have a promotion of unsecured lines of credit, I applied and they gave me a 40k unsecured line at prime +1% ...

Sure, put on your cheerleader uniform and promote the game.

We promote responsible investing, which means taking care of deferred maintenance to drive higher rents.

The problem with your particular case would be the marketability when trying to promote it as "great for your adult children" or "let your parents live in the in-law suite" - however you phrase your rental ads, this would violate Fair Housing rules that prohibit discrimination based on familial status.

Raleigh is big enough to have a good inventory, learn to find motivated sellers in specific area, divorce, death, job loss, job promotions move out of the area, growing family, etc. should be easy to find these and target those who have properties that are not marketable, in need of repairs.

if you see people talking about Youtube, get on Youtube then promote that.

That stated, the broker does reserve the right to peruse your marketing and promotion strategy just to make sure you wouldn't be exposing them to any liability issues.

When you promote this as a custodian you will benefit by gaining a new client, who will sign a waiver so you have zero liability and they are 100% responsible for all transactions in their IRA.

This email campaign is to promote myself as a person and to keep in touch.