Would anyone mind sharing any free-to-use and reasonably reliable technique to estimate the rent of a rental property?

I was curious to know some other techniques investors use that are out of the norm such as yourself and my family friend.

As for on the market a very long time, I try to get the "story" of why it was on the market so long and tailor my strategy accordingly.

Before you approach people, give some serious thought to what you think might be more appealing to them so you can tailor your pitch.

Here is my position:Business development:I want to work with an attorney that will help me create my legal entity per state laws and to draw up the necessary documents that are tailored to my business and the real estate transactions I am involved in.Investing:As a new investor I am looking for someone who can help me navigate the legal aspects of real estate transactions.

That gives the lender a lot of flexibility to make exceptions, and tailor solutions to meet your needs.

Lifestyles teaches you conventional techniques on how to buy houses.

I have tailored my plan to what I think is probably the best scenario for me.  

There are all kinds of ways you could buy or control these gems, different techniques could be applied to facilitate transactions, but unless you understand the product you'll fail at being a successful dealer because you won't understand why they are valuable or why there is a demand or why the market acts as it does. 

Creative financing techniques, seller's pain points, and being a problem solver are all covered in the later chapters as well.