It's a small thing - but it has huge effects on how many people interact with your and find you on the site!

An acquaintance of mine had brief interaction with one of these CL scammers.

You'll also need principals that understand how to interact with investors and have a track record of making money.

It seems counter-intuitive that long term rentals would do well since there is not much work to be had.

Once you get someone in there it will be very easy to manage with little to no repairs/interactions from the tenants. 

Defending a libel suit can be unpleasant.But before doing any of that, talk with the seller and give him a chance to make it right - and get as much of your interactions in email as you can so you have a paper trail.If that talk doesn't work out, it's probably worth spending a little on an hour with a real estate attorney.

I hope to learn a great deal from interacting with many current investors out there.

Their hours are plain install, no material carrying, buying of materials, client interaction, overhead.

Contractors with marketing experience or intuition are likely folding that into their bids.

While it may be a bit counter intuitive there is such low supply that despite the increasing prices the total dollars has decreased. 2) As everyone else has said, house hack if you can in any way scrape together the funds to buy.