If you choose to use this technique these are some of the Pitfalls to watch out for.Subject To Pitfalls1.

One technique we have used is to contact employers, particularly ones that have a housing office and list our rentals with them. 

My humble advice to anyone attempting to do creative finance is:Creative finance is for experienced investors who have access to capital if anything goes wrong.Learn the lawsDon't use a contract "off the internet", laws vary by state and are also regulated on a federal levelLearn the financing techniques correctlyDon’t skip parts of the processDon’t ever do a “kitchen table” closingUse the proper deedAn attorney can help you with the legal work, but the rest you are on your ownYour guru will not bail you out“Investing” in someone else’s deal by providing a small 2nd loan so the “investor” can pay for “cash to the seller” and for “closing costs” so he can do the deal is a very bad planKnow what problems can ariseLearn the responses and solutions to problems before they are neededKnow everything there is to know about Title and what that meansKnow who a "protected class" individual isLearn the "back doors"Learn human natureUnderstand timelinesUnderstand regulation enforcement (some of these "mistakes" have a 10 year statue of limitations ( they can charge you 10 years AFTER you do the transaction) and carry hefty fines and possible imprisonmentThe court doesn't accept "I didn't know" for an answer"Know that the source of the lead plays a serious role in some states and federallyKnow how much of a "profit" pushes the boundaries to invite an investigationYou can be sued by the seller if you don’t do things correctlyYou are automatically at fault if an investigator or attorney or regulator gets involved.

I think a lot of these folks are selling the illusion of secret techniques to get new investors to write a check.

That is not the way to learn a techniques like this.

If not, is your girlfriend up on the various STR tools such as dynamic pricing, techniques to improve rankings, great cleaners and handymen?  

Today’s flow touches on Seller Concessions: A technique that investors (of any degree) can utilize to incentivize investments into submission!

They often use manipulative techniques to get you to buy. 

It literally took me a decade of trial and error to systemize the BRRRR technique and surround myself with reputable title companies, CONTRACTORS, lenders, and property management.

You change your teaching technique.