Hi @William Taylor, As an agent and investor, I have a few suggestions. 

I had a loan officer suggest to do this.

I would suggest focusing on solving people's problems more than trying to sell them.

Any other automation tools you suggest ? 

Quote from @Rafael Valdor: Quote from @Anthony Therrien-Bernard: Quote from @Rafael Valdor: hi fellow investors,I want to rent out my townhouse in Calgary, but haven't had much luck with it on Rentfaster and Zillow.Just a couple of tire kickers so far.I reached out to a few Realtors (just for tenant placement) and got crickets...So I'm going to reach out to PM's next, but I was reluctant to do it since all I hear are horror stories.Any suggestions for half decent PM's or realtors who specialize in residential leasing?

Here are a few suggestions on how you can maximize the wealth of information available: Check out the blogs and podcasts, or take advantage of the search feature (magnifying glass).

You can use the free tool from my post to pull contact info from their address.If you’re thinking of spending $100 a month for it, I’d probably suggest running a Facebook at @$10/day for 10 days instead.

Where I differ with most of the posters on this thread is that I feel solutions can be developed to address the problems and something similar to what the OP suggests would be viable. 

Do you have any suggestions on how we can secure long-term financing under these circumstances?

If not I would suggest finding a servicer to collect and manage that note.