In Philadelphia that means keep up with rental licensing and lead testing requirements.

The dashboard is very intuitive, making it easy to manage leads, track activity, and stay organized across multiple listings.A few additional highlights about Tenant Turner that we’ve found helpful:Lead pre-screening is customizable, so only qualified prospects are invited to schedule showings, saving us a lot of time.The integration with major listing sites like Zillow, Apartments.com, and Zumper has helped increase our exposure without extra effort.It integrates smoothly with platforms like AppFolio, Buildium, RentManager, and Propertyware, which is a huge plus if you’re using a property management system.The ability to pause the service during vacancy downtimes is also a nice feature for staying cost-effective.Curious to hear from others too — especially on how the self-guided tours have gone.

They’ll not only save you from bad surprises but also often bring you off-market leads.

Sell the lead.

I've put out bandit signs which led to my two leads thus far, and I pass out/leave business cards everywhere I can.

You're trying to math your way to a market, which is understandable given the prices in California, but unfortunately what we see this lead to is investors buying in a random market thousands of miles away, in a challenging neighborhood, without a team that they know in place, and then they just lose money. 

A few tips:Build Your Network: Connect with local investors, realtors, and other wholesalers—relationships make deals happen.Marketing: Look into driving for dollars, direct mail, and online leads to find motivated sellers.Contracts & Title: Learn your state’s assignment contracts and work with reliable title or escrow companies early.Leverage Your Background: Your underwriting experience will help you analyze deals quickly and spot profitable opportunities.Focus on building connections and learning the process—deals will follow.

Even something simple like bringing deal leads, offering to help with boots-on-the-ground tasks, or just covering lunch/dinner goes a long way.Be specific.

I’m currently tracking trends in Central Texas and happy to discuss lead generation strategies, Airbnb viability in Waco, or any other real estate strategies.

Any other arrangement will eventually lead to catastrophe, IMO.