The reason I recommend this is that it is so easy to apply with a push of a button and you don't want to waste your time.With 150 potential applicants, your price point may be a bit low.  

It's a snowball effect. 

Typically big changes like this get some kind of grandfather clause so it only effects money decisions starting after it passes. 

My instinct is telling me I'm doing things wrong: that third party sites offer neither unique data, nor fresh data, and that I'm wasting my time browsing them.

@Tamer Almasri The one thing that I would add to what Ian said is if you're planning on buying a value-add property that needs significant sweat equity, depending on what state it is in, the FHA is less likely to be an effective lending option.

I wouldn't waste money on lawyers until you know it's serious and she will need to be evicted.     

You hire and PAY those professionals because they have expertise you do not and it's not worth your time to learn to do it yourself.So, why would you waste your time learning how to be a property manager and not just hire an expert to handle it?

This can help keep occupancy consistent and can lessen the effects of tenant turnover, along with the timeliness of finding a new renter. 

If they don't fix your issues in a day or two (meaning they realize the significance and the potential for massive adverse effects on their livelihoods, you'll probably never get your money.

Thoughts on lenders who are remote/out of state with better rates vs local brokers with higher fees, and how that may effect the buying process?