I'm just starting out in the real estate world and am targeting buying a low cost rental property in the midwest.

We are primarily looking for C properties in B neighborhoods but at the right price, it sure becomes tempting to stray from our initial targeted neighborhoods.

Because it's faster, yields results is extremely targeted and cheaper.

I can target by zip code, street name, or a custom "bounding box" of your choice. 

@Michael Stokes No, I don't have luxury cabins, I aim for middle-of-the-road while still being nice (solidly B-class, to use LTR parlance), and my target demographic is couples, so mine are all small.  

The best way to find them is to send out mailers.Some good lists to target are Absentee Owners with Equity, Seniors with Long-time Ownership and Homeowners with Low Financial Stability Scores.You can work with a list broker to optimize your list for your area.

@Jerryll Noorden Facebook isn't powerful only because of the amount of people who migrate to it and spend countless hours using the platform but also its ability to target and narrow down into YOUR ideal audience.  

The Division of Real Estate is seeing an uptick in cases involving two types of cases involving long-term home ownership: Wholesaling/Assigning Transactions and Distressed Rescue Transactions.Wholesaling/Assigning TransactionsInvestors and real estate brokers are targeting people with home ownership of over 20 years.

@David FerrerasFrom what I’ve seen the best time to get something rented is middle spring to early fall due to the PCS season here, but this again depends on who your target clients are.

@Max Householder You don't look like you weigh 800 pounds!