The podcasts are particularly popular. 

Those who focus on their product find lots of customers wanting it.

They did recommend a few alternatives that provide similar services, including: Renttrack.comClearnow.comPayyourrent.comRentpayment.comOther alternatives are discussed here.I have been using Williampaid for more than 1 year and have been a happy customer.

How laws, regulations and rules are interpreted will be whats normal or custom in that jurisdiction. 

Homesearch is one of the larger popular auction sites for REO's.  

HiddenBrooke is a golf course community in Vallejo that's popular with that group. 

Also I would ask the lenders here on BP, have you been able to get loans for customers/clients who had foreclosures from the crash? 

To get the appreciation, your choices for areas will migrate further out from the center of town or limit your areas to the "popular" areas that prices are much higher.  

@Andrew CordleOne huge issue for me is the home is a split level with the lower level under ground, this makes me nervous as for potential future leak issues.Obviously the home looks great but for a rental home it seems over renovated meaning with the granite and custom tile in the showers, seems more like retail quality but hey, for an end investor if that's what they are providing then better for end investor.

But if you look at the long-term ROI rather than short-term ROI... ... the extra leads our system converts from your traffic vs. a wix or weebly website (because we're constantly testing and tweaking on the traffic on our customers sites to find ways to improve results)... the time saved because of our platform and our support, and the training and support we give on helping our members drive more traffic and convert more leads... the ROI on a system like InvestorCarrot or LP vs. a wix site isn't even close.