There are many components before, during, and after the transaction that require skill, attention, and preparedness.

If it's not configured right or your numbers aren't whitelisted, you’ll show up as “Spam Likely,” which kills your contact rate — even if your dialer burns through 1200 numbers every few hours.In short: cold calling still gets results, but you’ve got to be strategic with list quality, skip tracing, conversation skills, and tech setup if you want to really make it work.As for SMS outreach — it definitely has potential, but there are some serious compliance issues to be aware of.

Introduce yourself and offer your skills — experienced investors appreciate someone who can help with rehabs, deal analysis, or boots on the ground.When you reach out, keep it straightforward: let them know what you admire about their strategy and what you can offer in return.

Real estate + finance = great combo.Finance gives you the money skills (underwriting deals, understanding leverage, ROI), and real estate gives you the industry know-how.

PPC, if done right, can be more cost-effective and bring faster results.That said, both SEO and PPC require a completely different skill set than what most real estate professionals are used to.

I am very intrigued by the BRRRR method but my skills and expertise still lie in fix-and-flips.

The two skill sets often don’t overlap as much as people think.

Work on marketing your skills and knowledge. 

The Salt Lake REIA and the Utah REIA both have meetings throughout the month in & around Salt Lake, and you could find wholesaler operations who you might be able to work for & pick up skills/education along the way until you're ready to operate on your own.

I recommend in person meetups over books to learn how to strengthen flipping skills