I see landlords advertising apartments for rents, every day, when they have no vacancies and they take money from applications for credit checks.

I recommend setting up keyword alerts for each area as they are discussed in the forums daily with advertisements posted in the BiggerPockets marketplace hourly.One thing to note when looking at the individual markets, you can make or loose money in any market.

And by that I mean, look at websites for property managers in the area to see what they have as advertised rents.  

I'm currently working in advertising sales so I'm out of town on a weekly basis. 

Get your name out in the airways through scaled advertising and marketing.

I do the advertising, and have to coach him through anything legal or financial.

I advertised all over different websites almost 2 weeks ago and haven't had any bites (no showings).

Consider using avail.co its online service that helps advertise and manage lease and payment if you need too.

I am doing it for free, I won't get any compensation or commission on the sales.Can I legally advertise, manage the negotiations with the potential buyers and the closing on his behalf in this case?

Wondering for those people who first started out chasing off-market deals, what advertising methods did you use?