I definitely can't afford an American answering service/ call center yetI have a couple numbers set up-- 1 for property management, tenant calls, potential tenants and another for lead generation, buying commercial properties, contractors, vendors etcOne thing that's driving me nuts and confusing me is I have both numbers routing to my iPhone and GV doesn't tell me which number it's calling from to take, nor if it's a non- RE call directly to my iPhone.Anyways I'm thinking of the following VoIPs which can also integrate into direct marketing, Virtual Assistants (VAs- for this I've been searching Upwork and see rates at $6-7 for english speakers), and in the future implement a CRM (I currently use Buildium for tenants and Excel/ PropertyRadar for acquisitions and leads).What are the best VoIP/ GV alternatives?

In General though so you don't think I am not a giving person.. this model plays out in virtually every major metro in the country... so go find the one you like figure it out and execute.. with the lower end rental markets.. well that's a no brianer NO one can buy all of those homes.. not even BLackstone ... but those deals are drying up as well as we know.. but there are still many markets you can buy cheapie homes.. just have to read on BP for  few hours of those that buy sub 30k homes in the rust belt and other areas.. no major secret here.But you probably missed the Duplex I GAVE away a few Christmas's ago to a BP member for a learning experience for the group here.. so I give in my own way.  

Last time I posted here to vent and get some virtual hugs, she googled me, found my posts here, the particular post where I complained about her and created a real sh** show for a couple of days.Hang in there...  

Of institutions in Cuyahoga county, Credit First National Association has $0 in real estate loans, The Pioneer Savings Bank has virtually $0.

Before I had discovered REI, I had gone into major debt, and virtually ruined my credit score and chances of me getting a Mortgage.

I think this should generate enough revenue for me to live virtually cost-free in my house while I save more money up for more properties. 

As an out of state investor, it's hard to know the markets you invest in even if you do visit, so I recommend taking a virtual stroll around the neighborhood as a quick and easy way to weed out the time wasters. 

Virtually no yard.

@Arif Sealey I've considered using virtual staging before as an option to at least get people in the door, but in general I think physical staging is money well spent to get the property sold faster.  

After doing some research I figured out that I wanted to wholesale virtually since I live in the dreaded Southern California market.After doing some research at the end of last year I settled on Tampa as my new virtual farm area.