Most short-term tenants use these platforms to search rentals down here.

After taxes and management fees, the owner can get 10% + gain directly in the pocket without doing anything.Sharing economy websites like Airbnb or VRbo are a great platform but you should not rely only on this channel.

I believe now the best action for us to take is hunkering down with some of books that cover the core fundamentals of REI, listen to the BP podcast, and getting active on the BP forums. 

They also have a trading platform where you can sell notes and buy used notes. 

What I am doing is developing a platform where the seller, in the situation you just described, is able to find and hire an hourly or fixed priced expert who actually went through a similar situation a number of times before and can advise the seller.

What do people think about creating/using online investment or crowdfunding platforms for raising funds at pre-development and pre-construction stages?

It's a strong indicator of a fundamental economic problem: home values are so low - based on the neighborhood and NOT on the structure built on the land - that people are not willing to pay for the structure based on where it is.

@Bill Gulley im actually a market manager  and i know the fundamentals of business just fine.

As I begin to look for a second buy and hold rental property in Providence, RI , I have begun to look more closely into the fundamentals of the city for growth and future rental increases.  

Typically (usually depending on the location), we see a higher gross yield and IRR with SFR Portfolios, which is why we've pushed many of our multifamily clients this way.At the end of the day, there are positives and negatives in every asset class, and one of the most basic investing fundamentals is to DIVERSIFY.