Letters and post cards work well if they are prepared well.

I'm investing in accounting services with Ximplifi to do this as well as building out the reports I need to see daily.

As for experienced investors, once you know the game you'll crush everywhere Well said. 

ADUs or carriage houses are well supported in adjacent downtown neighborhoods but no one is building and selling new construction homes the comparable will be very limited. the appraisal will be difficult. it's just a lot.

As you take applications from prospective tenants I'd tell them your plans as well.

Also most universities have some kind of housing office that can point students to common rentals as well as on campus recomendations.

I think a strategy that would serve me well is one where I buy a 2 (or 3) bedroom house with 1.5+ bathrooms.

I've started my journey in the expensive Seattle market and found house hacking a duplex gave me a tremendous boost as my first property.The top 10 advantages that played out quite well:1.

So we use Proper as well and it is pricey but it covers just about everything you could imagine.Regarding mid term rentals.

Having said that, the bigger jobs would usually include vinyl siding an entire house or duplex as well as replacing all of the windows.One thing to note, in the 100's of lead inspections and rehabs we've done in Cleveland, we've never seen or heard of anyone digging up a front yard.