And do you guys know a good source for lists you guys tried that is cheap and updated?

Then start buying rentals that are dirt cheap and need a lot of work (since you can do the work yourself).

Plus is complicates a lot of issues, more documents needed for title, etc.Now they can do all those things, but most people are too cheap to do it correctly, and all these people telling you to do it yourself, probably don't know how to run the LLCs correctly to stay out of trouble.It's not all that complicated, but it does take some work and a good attorney will guide you thru all this. 

The leasing agents I'd spoken to (big surprise, since they make money from renting long-term) advised against it because of neighborhood restrictions, cheapness of furnished apartment homes, and management (if you have a 3br, will you be renting to 3 nurses and managing any conflicts/turnovers/drama?).

They have account setup fees, monthly fees, ACH fees, etc. so it's not cheap but also not as suspect as this very vague arrangement.

Land is cheap out there I thought, and I want in! 

That being said I am definitely not an expert with facebook ads and in some markets it could be cheap enough to justify the leads it brings in.

You have get a few cheap workers in the beginning, but eventually you will find that if you want good workers you will have to pay no less than $25 per hour and when matching payroll taxes and paying worker comp that comes out to about $37 per hour.

Buy cheap rentals.  

Similarly when it comes to contacting people start with door knocking (cheap and you get better feedback in person, but slow), then phone (still cheap, less likely to get feedback, but you can reach more folks), then direct mail (expensive, almost no feedback, but you can reach a ton of people).