I find this to be a tedious task but its free.

No, unfortunately a lot of this is just not accurate.From the point of view of a passive investor in the deal: real estate crowdfunding is essentially the same thing as a syndication...except it's usually done over the Internet.

@Will Lotherington You will also have to pay for all utilities, add internet, cable or satellite (to do it right).You'll need to furnish it with good to nice furniture, provide consumables, sheets, towels, cookware etc.You will need to replace items as they wear out.You will need to clean the place after each stay or coordinate and pay someone else to do it.I think these cost will eat into or eliminate any potential profit over what a Long Term rental would bring in with much less effort.

The credit for inspiring this post goes to Rod Khleif.So often one of the more important tasks when acquiring a property or doing due diligence is the stress test.

Someone is told that they specifically can't refinance out of FHA, and the next day they're on the internet blogging about how "you" can't refinance out of an FHA loan.I'd suggest finding a local lender that'll plan this out with you using realistic assumptions that are particular to you, your financial picture, and your area.

Pfft - the glory of the Internet is at your fingertips.  

And Owner pays all utilities/internet/cable.

Some people do very well with internet marketing, Youtube videos, trading stocks, futures, options, selling on Ebay, selling Ebooks, coaching, mentoring, etc. i think it is important to find something you can be passionate about 'that does not feel like work" and then the money will come.That's my .02

I'm an internet marketer by profession, so all of my leads are through SEO, forums and PPC marketing.

From 2016 to the present, I did some renovations and rent a portion of my house to get rental income to pay for 90% of my housing expenses (mortgage, property tax, property insurance, utilities, internet, maintenance, etc).