That's what people had to do, swallow their pride and stand in a soup line.

ProspectNow is a souped up list broker and I believe it can also send out direct mail to whatever lists you select.

The research project I did analyzing the business & marketing plan for Coca Cola or determining the stock value for Campbell's Soup based hasn't paid huge dividends.

It's only gonna cost you money and time: thicken tha' skin.

Some will charge as much as 20% of gross rents to handle everything, soup to nuts.

The plot thickens.

Lots of ingredients in this soup. 

As mentioned above there are companies that do everything from soup to nuts.

@Henry Clark has been incredible recently in sharing his knowledge and @Scott Krone certainly knows the business too.Regardless, of how you piece your learning together, everything (soup to nuts) for an Acquisition is either FINDING a lead, EVALUATING to determine if it's a deal, now you're in the PURCHASING phase, and after you close, it's then all about MANAGING the Operations so that you are increasing both Income & Equity/Value.Also, you may think that it makes more sense to build than to buy, in which case you’ll want to learn about Development & Conversions.

You can also build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) that's completely separate from the main single family home, but the permitting process in Arlington is a hot mess- my neighbor a couple houses down had his ADU permit take 13 months...so up to you on what's worth your time.