What is you favorite way to reach out to people to find deals?

There's nothing necessarily wrong with that scenario, but buying land and banking on appreciation is gambling. 

@Rafael Ramon Hey Rafael, could you list a few of your favorite software automation tools you use for your STR?

And what is everyone's favorite metric for assessing an invetment property's potential?

CrowdStreet is my favorite of these platforms, but Brandon Turner has a nice Mobile Home fund going with his company Opendoor Capital LLC.

Maybe ask your favorite realtor to run a Comparative Market Analysis and come up with his evaluation of the property so you can run your numbers and see if it would work for you before you start the process.

At very least, you should provide a link to your LinkedIn profile here on your BiggerPockets page, along with a phone number, email address, favorite carrier pigeon name, and any other reliable method to reach you.You never know just when money will come knocking, but it rarely knocks twice...

That is not to say you are not fixing broken items but you are not repainting to their favorite color. 

I have become financially independent and a large part of my portfolio is invested in all kinds of real estate deals and REITs are my favorite, especially at today's valuations, primarily because it's truly passive income and you get to invest with high quality companies run by ivy league investment managers who have access to cheaper capital and better deal flow.  

I am invested in many types of real estate deals (single-family rentals, multi-family, office, flex, manufactured housing, syndications, BRRRs, hard money lending, etc.) and my favorite type of real estate investment are REITs because they are truly passive and run by well-established companies with access to cheaper capital and better deal flow than most.