Hello Andrew,A couple important considerations with respect to the cell tower: 1) Who is the carrier (Verizon, AT&T, etc.) - this can tell you a great deal about reliability of the income for a number of reasons.2) Does the Seller own the tower (or is it a rooftop install) - if it is actually a tower and the Seller does not own it, upside from an additional carrier may not exist (all depends on the lease).There are a great deal of additional aspects to consider, but most of them require more information.

While AF, Pware, Buildium and most of the others are changing their focus to the more profitable property manager clients, Rentec feels committed to private landlords and keeps the pricing reasonable for self-managed landlords. 

How would you feel about paying on the lower end for $50-$100 on individuals who have not committed to selling at a discount, but are open to the idea of someone following up with them to have their property valued?

@Jason Hirko hits on the massive time commitment in fixing it yourself.

Most leads come from private sellers who don;t really know how to use Craigs so their listings are often in the wrong place.

@David T. 

Boston metro is a tough market to crack especially with the rising prices.Besides the day job, I have school commitments that should end by Jan, 2015.

@Tamiko Kettrles-WoodsWelcome to the BP community, where you will find like minded individuals committed to REI and also helping others succeed.Your time on this social media site will be well spent.You have taken your 1st step by announcing your readiness and commitment to embark on a REI career.Whether you pursue, wholesale, rehab/fIip or buy and hold it's up to you to decide, but there are no restrictions if you want to do all of the categories mentioned.The bottom line is that you must take action to start.

Many are from out of the area, and they don't even go into basic real estate law, little alone California real estate law which could cost a flipper some serious coin.At any rate, I am sharing my almost 2 decades of knowledge, only for a percentage of the deals I help you get/convert.Currently covering Santa Clara & Santa Cruz Counties, though can extend into other nearby counties for newbies that are dedicated & committed to follow through.Kenneth

Levi T. have you needed to use it to date?