I priced them slightly below market in terms of rent, posted my ad on CL, and waited for the phone to ring.

If you are planning to self managing, having new everything will reduce the number of late night phone calls to fix stuff which in my opinion is the biggest pain starting out.

I got a phone call today from a lady in Hayward, CA that has 8 houses on a single parcel.

Either way, good news, the pour was cancelled this morning after some phone calls.

The only thing I know, is that through some real estate training I went through, the creator of that system said he pays $5 per lead to bird dogs which includes: -Property Address -General assessment of the property condition -At least 6 pictures of the exterior He also said if the bird dog also includes the name of the owner, their address, and phone number(via a property records search through the county) that he pays them $10 per lead.

He's asking for 40k and he owns it free and clear (I spoke to him on the phone today).

It also notifies you on your phone when a rent is late or if a payment is made right away. 

It is literally a phone call and they can do it, I know because I have done it myself.

@Graham Mink a Personally I don't tell the tenant my requirement till I am speaking with them on the phone.

I immediately checked my account for confirmation followed by a phone call to the bill pay department.The bank has confirmed with me that the item was sent and confirmation received from the processing center.