The house is occasionally used for church Bible Study Meetings (the son leads a church in the area).The house has been "in limbo" for a while and my father-in-law is trying to figure out if he needs to do a 1031 Exchange in order to reinvest the money in a rental investment strategy.The house is paid off and is worth over $500,000 and it is located in West Covina, CA

I have a question that I am hoping someone can answer- Why do some people advocate that you never pay a loan down because a loan is a wealth generator?

It usually stimulates their curiosity, and usually leads to their next question. 

Hi Matt, As long as you are pricing your property fairly, marketing on all the large sites, and have a detailed property description and professional looking photos that will catch renters eyes, you should have no problem getting leads. 

But I realized that is a good thing .. because that turned out to be the best move of my life and lead me to the point I am at now.I hope to build genuine connections, build relationships, and expand my knowledge on Bigger Pockets. 

March through May/June are the peak months, however, so there will definitely be more competition, but hopefully that leads to more buyers as well.Hopefully you are using a realtor to sell so you're on HAR and all the aggregated websites, have professional photography, and are making it easy to show or set appointments.

@James Wesley - one of the three things are happening. rent is not up to markettaxes are extremely highproperty is just way over pricedWhat do you think is the leading cause for your negative cash flow analysis?

So I’m exploring strategies on how to identify leads.

It is not cheap, but the idea is to generate interest.

Technically, you are not actively working with clients, but you can refer people who are looking to buy or sell to an active agent and get a 25%-30% referral fee on any commissions generated.