You might be able to deny them access to the media system, but I would contact an actual lawyer before doing that.

You want access to the " secret" list that only have the good deals .  

1) Have clear Goals with access to capital 2) Perform daily Rituals that support the Goals 3) Uniform Branding 4) Marketing Plan (which I call a Massive Action Plan) 5) Conduct Daily Outreach 6) Due Diligence systems (either self-taught or through formal training) 7) Vetted Team in place (all the vendors and partners needed) 8) Workout systems (either self-taught or through formal training) 9) Living Forms Library (you need this to Note Invest at a high level) 10) Discipline to maintain the processes and treat Note Investing like a Business Please feel free to add to the list...

Staying under 4 units allows you the best access to long term financing at attractive rates. 

The DB is a wealth of knowledge and is very accessible.

I also use Cozy for all online payments, this makes it easy for the tenant and Landlord.

If you can't make it to NIS, don't forget about that small (500+ signups + 34 speakers) online note convention event taking place for the 5th time this Thursday-Saturday!  

I'm in Jersey City so I only know that market but getting access to cash with low interest rates with a line of credit certainly helps your cause.

You brought up some legitimate downsides to crowdfunding (it takes time to vet the deals, and that there is in the marketplace online that has experienced a full real estate cycle and a downturn yet).

I didn't give the short term guests access to laundry so it wasn't a big deal but now that there are regular tenants moving in the upper tenants asked when I plan to repair/replace the other two machines.