Fewer houses being built means higher prices.

I'd start small and think about the least time-consuming and the lowest-risk strategies considering your busy work schedule/ lack of bandwidth to take on an additional job which is basically what real estate investing needs to be in order to be successful. 

Do you provide consumables (toilet paper, coffee, paper towel, etc.) for your clients or do you set aside money for to replenish?

I have a management firm that has filed the necessary paperwork and received a judgment, but it is apparently a time consuming process to then get a writ of restitution and then to schedule the sheriff to evict.

Fewer investors are looking which means your competing with fewer people and you have a better chance of buying an appropriately priced property.

Id line up these steps.1. consume education through books and podcasts.

Contact the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. 

Unless you can find somebody that isn’t concerned about all the regulations surrounding consumer loans … not suggested.

The app cannot guarantee a consumer is going to get this low rate.

With small homes you get quick and easy stays with fewer issues, cheaper cleaning fees, higher occupancy, and still great rates.