My fiance @Natasha Singh also quickly became a fan. 

I am a fan of the Westbrook and biddeford areas

I am just wrapping up the front unit now, and have yet to rent it out but I am a little confused in regards to what I can write off.I mainly redid the kitchen and bathroom in each unit along with repainting them and other general cosmetic things like lights/fans.

Would you hand out the property key to a nice property, with appliances, blinds, fans, etc. to a bunch of prospective tenants?

I am a long time fan of the Biggerpockets podcast, and look forward to learning a ton of great information from the BP community!

I'm not a huge fan of ZBuyer because the leads aren't exclusive, but those leads are cheaper as a result.Otherwise, here are the most productive ways to market:1) ADWORDS - just need an account and a landing page for lead capture2) DIRECT MAIL to specific groups such as absentees with high equity3) OUTDOOR - billboards, bandit signs, car wraps, etc.The TV idea from Erez above is a good one - you can actually do some pretty targeted advertising with cable TV and a good ad is a call generator.  

But I was talking to an old school plumber and he was saying he wasn't a big fan of them.

The wall may or may not be a load bearing wall but it's definitely housing your electrical for the stove, fan and fridge, as well as the fan's venting.

I am an avid fan of blogs dedicated to goal setting, visualizing and motivational techniques, but out of everything I've seen this is the one of the best.  

Personally not a big fan of the Hoboken area currently.