What I find funny/frustrating/fascinating is that there is clearly a great deal of agreement between all the experienced investors (like @Jonathan Twombly, and @Ben Leybovich and @Jay Hinrichs) about most of the data points as well as the overall status of the market - short term and long term.

Is it best to get the inspector in first to give a general snapshot of what needs to be done and the status of the home systems?

Now, every couple of days I'm posting to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Craigslist but I'm curious what other methods you've used to drive targeted traffic to you?

That is, if the budget allows it, use direct mail, driving for dollars, Google and Facebook ads, Cold calling and door-to-door knocking to find deals.

@Spencer Faulkner There are a number of ways to market your business on and offline, if you are low on budget it will be better to network in person or give up some of your time to blog, but these really are time consuming options.If you have a marketing budget (doesn't have to be massive) you can make more progress quicker but still have your time to manage the business.Look into ad platforms like, facebook/instagram, reddit and you tube for best value/effectiveness.Facebook - you can create a range of different creatives that appeal to your demographic - FB has very targeted placement options eliminating wasted ad budgets.Instagram - same targeting as FB but you also have the option to buy influences in your niche.Reddit - needs a lot of testing to get established but easy to find groups of people that match your target audience   You tube - create a short video and put it in front of the YT videos that your audience is watching 

Long answer: Assuming you already have some properties and are currently acting as a sole proprietor, you are probably looking for simplicity and low cost, making the default status a Disregarded Entity or pass-through taxation your best option.

Although many people I respect swear by it, I do not agree with it.When someone wants to sell  house they are not goig to open up a facebook page and find the solution there.Sure when your add pops up on facebook, (because someone has searched for "we buy houses" companies in the past ... cockies and stuffs) you have a chance they will click on the fb add and a lea may happen... this is again, not my kind of gtting leads.

We aren’t “normal” and far from status quo.

I use craigslist, Facebook rentals, and Zillow/hotpads for mine.

Google, Adobe, Facebook, Airbnb, Amazon, WeWork ($300m in property) all staking claims on space