I have similar aspirations of living in a van traveling between various properties spread out in different locales, preferably nice places to visit. 

By only paying tax on what you pay them each year, they spread out the tax hit over a number of years vs. paying a big chunk of moolah this year.There's really no set interest rate.

My plan was to do a combination of cold calling with social media marketing and then paying for advertising (like Facebook, Zillow, Home Light).

Turns out that he wants to start selling NOW :-), and ONLY using Seller Financing.His goals are to avoid realtor fees, spread taxes, and have a steady income stream for 15 years or more.

Thus far I came with the following metrics:Rental Yields (historic and projection)Mortgage Interest Rates (historic and projection)The spread between the two aboveTaxes (Upon purchase, tax on rent and on capital gains)Tourism (trend)GDP per Capita (historic and projections)Median purchase price per SQFMedian rental price per SQFMedian Free income (after income tax)Nearby Hospitals (existing and planned)Nearby Airports (existing and planned)DoingBusiness Score (various criteria related to Real Estate )Population Growth rates (historic and projections)Nearby Public TransportationDivorce RatesAverage Marriage AgeJob GrowthHousehold Debt (trend and projection)Country Debt (trend and projection)Is there a financial institute that will refinance an asset I purchase at 75% LTV or more (implementing BRRRR)Owners:Renters RatioTenant or Landlord biased law systemHi Tech corporates planning to open HQs in the areaCurrency Inflation/Deflation (historic and projections)Construction permits (historic and projections)Constructions starts (historic and projections)New apartments soldNew apartments median priceExisting apartments SoldExisting apartments median priceTotal debt through Mortgages (historic and projections)Unemployment Rates (Historic and projections)Average number of dates a new/existing apartment is for saleOther demographic attributes and preferences of the locals Thanks,Alon

@Shawn Lawson meet-ups, social media places like Facebook groups, seminars like this one https://bec20.com/

On social media?

Keep in mind BK attornies are notorious for filing BK the day before or the morning of the sale.. its just part of the business.. you spend all this time get honed in on one property and boom its gone.this is why to do this business you have to spread a wide net .. 

We have several ways of advertising our properties, social media, proprietary data base, and yes, MLS.

I also like the idea of keeping the reserves in one place and using a spread sheet to track the individual performance of a property.