The trick is to find markets that have good 'price-to-rent' ratios, meaning the amount you can collect in rent can cover the expense of buying it and operating it, plus leave extra for you to pocket.

Another trick in the industry is called the hook-up.

The trick is to watch of for vandalism and riff-raff (that's a technical term ;)What type of rental rate & ROI are you looking for?  

Pen.do ($10/mo) looks like it does the trick, but I'm struggling to figure out how to alter the application and lease (before assigning to a prospective tenant).  

@Sam Slivinski if you need tips and tricks on how to self-manage, happy to share my lessons with you.

Hi everyone. I'm looking at some properties in New Jersey, and some have 5 acres. More land = higher taxes right? But what if I did what I could to legitimize it as a farm property, even though it's not. Would there ...

Maybe we can minimize the misinformation from some looking to participate in REI (who might be your partners in the future)that are getting tips and tricks from a wholesaler in Washington or a buy and hold investor from Wisconsin through Facebook. 

There is a monthly meeting set up in Henderson and I'm pretty sure it's run by Phillip Dwyer so try and make it out to that and meet up with people and listen to what they have to say and maybe get some tips and tricks as well as some well needed info about the market and what the plans are for Vegas/Henderson and you'll be way ahead of the game!

It also saves time for both my client and myself, since we're not dealing with the hassle of sending files back-and-forth.None of my clients are flippers or wholesalers, so I'm not as well-versed in the tips/tricks/recommendations specific to the needs of non-landlords.

I am very skeptical that these 10k "Enterprise" solutions will even do the trick.