Do open houses every chance you get, put together a facebook marketing campaign using the "power editor" if you dont know what that means google it.  

I always wanted to deal with those right there and closest to the action.Lastly take care not to get sucked into war zone's because they look good on paper.. the absolute highest advertised returns need to be vetted well so your not investing in a troubled area.To that end I wrote a little e book about the do's and don'ts  no  recommendation of markets or companies.. but 20 years of experience on the little things that you want to look out for when your buying out of state..... drop me a PM and I will shoot it over to youGood luck with your search I hope you find some good properties. 

I remember the first calls I got from a bandit sign campaign I did.

I've done the kijiji/craigslist advertising without luck.At this point, it's heading no where and the builder has it for sale on realtor as per the strict agreements for assignments, so he's not working in my favor to sell the unit.  

Few apartments advertised for rent look decent though.Complex was last purchased in 2011 for 36K/door and 5.9%.

You could also find a month to month rental but both of those options really kind of stink.What if you started a direct mail campaign targeting the area you want to be in and see if you can find sellers willing to owner finance or lease option?

Some new PM company is advertising 6% but I don't plan on switching.

It is a dance between developing my site and getting my PPC campaigns lined up.  

So many advertisement I get with free email accounts I have spent so much time researching and finding so many frauds.

Log all the advertisers.