You don't find it a little pennywise and pound foolish to not pay 10.00 pet week to advertise?

Politicians grovel for campaign funds first, then votes. 

Background check: There are many services but I like TransUnion SmartMove.I always advertise on Zillow and have been very successful.

Property will be advertised for rent and shown with 24 hour notice. 

To accurately get an answer to this question in your market, you just need to jump on zillow, trulia or hotpads and shop similar units to see what rents are being advertised for which amenities. 

I recommend setting up keyword alerts for each area as they are discussed in the forums daily with advertisements posted in the BiggerPockets marketplace hourly.One thing to note when looking at the individual markets, you can make or loose money in any market.

Here is a long hand template that I'll use:= Analyze Deals: Identify: Property Price: Acquire: Down Payment Closing Cost Loan Transfer Stamps Taxes: Rehab Estimate: After repair value: Income: Monthly Gross: Rent Parking Washer/ Dryer Storage Advertising Expenses: {Fixed} Taxes Electricity Water & Sewer PMI Garbage HOA’s Insurance {$100} Expenses: {Variable} Vacancy {5-10%} Repairs and Maintenance {8%} Cap Ex - {Capital Expenditures} {8%} Management {10%} {Optional} Future Assumptions: Annual Income Growth: {2%} Annual PV Growth: {2%} Annual Expenses Growth: {2%} Sales Expenses: {9%} Totals: Monthly Expenses: Monthly Cash Flow: Monthly Income: ______________ Total Cash Needed: Cash On Cash Return: ROI: Cap Rate:

I am thinking about starting a direct mailing campaign (or another marketing campaign) to target specific areas but would prefer not to have the all cash and quick close statements in there.

Since BP is a paid product, you would think they would either have no ads at all or only advertise the BP community.Ads always dilute the message of a podcast host a little bit, depending on how well-curated they are.The fundrise ad for example - Brandon says "this is the future of real estate investing" in his own voice.

Hi @Hyung ku Kim, it sounds like a potential issue might be that you are attracting the wrong type of prospect with your advertising... i.e., you are getting folks that are looking for a less formal arrangement (who i can imagine might gravitate towards a room-in-a-house situation), and who are then scared away by a thorough application.