There is a huge opportunity online, live selling is probably one of the lowest-hanging fruit.

Quote from @Patrick O'Sullivan: Hey Corey,Good question — a lot of landlords run into this with the newer online platforms.

I do mostly land and I focus most of my attention on online leads; however, I am putting more and more focus on social media for lead generation.

I'm not knocking the Chi Ta guy, but I have seen his advertisements online, and $ 10,000 for one, yes, from a landlord seems absurd.

It's a great way to meet active wholesalers and investors and to learn what's working in your area.Also, don't hesitate to DM wholesalers you find online (social media or forums) and just ask to hop on a quick call.

Quote from @Erik Estrada: A lot of online marketing for sure.

For example Greater Houston REIA has a monthly meeting every second Saturday of the month, and has 5 different in person focus groups and other online events.

.#6 Practice, Practice, PracticeWalk through distressed fixer-upper properties (or find properties virtually online) and practice creating detailed scopes of work, quantifying repairs and estimating rehab costs for the projects.This will help you get acquainted with common rehab repairs, rehab costs & estimating terminology.#7 Get Your First Rehab Project!

My advice would be to network as much as possible (both locally and online) and to self-educate (through YouTube, books, podcasts, etc.) for now.

I do all my leases and collect rent online with apartments.com.