@Elizabeth Seiferth if you DM me suburb and scope size I will connect you with one or two people we have worked with.  

For this map below, this is where most of my investors bring up their deals.

Keep in mind that just because 90% of the people on here use heavy debt, it does not mean you have to.

When there is no realtor involved, it could be fine, but it could be disguising the fact that there would be fraud going on or that the purchase price doesn't equal market value (i.e. two related people selling a property one to another at an inflated value, etc.)

In CA, most people use realtors/brokers for a sale, but in this context given the related party, you may be able to do it more privately with an attorney and escrow. 

There are many factors, but the main one is that many people from the Denver Metro area want a ski house and Winter Park is one of the closer ski areas.

Alot of people were pissed at me.

Depending on the area I know people have success on craigslist as well but can be hit or miss

Tenants will bring in family members who are temporarily/permanently homeless, single moms will bring in new boyfriends, daughters who produce children will have a tendency to drop their offspring off with grandma and grandpa to raise, etc.. 

It seems like there are several big engagers I can think of off the top of my head, then there's a consistent middle of the pack (I recognize their names) - these are all quality posters Then there is a slew of people who ask one question, have a few posts and never engage again.