You will see many opinions on wholesaling in Bigger Pockets, but most of them are based on investors doing deceptive marketing techniques.

the disruption Is in sales and marketing techniques .. not in replacing agents with robots.

I also advise using the open house technique to rent it out rather than individual showings.

Haven't done it myself, but I imagine one would need to identify a few properties before initiating the 1031 process, if possible.Well, on this end, am massaging a number of techniques - many mentioned here on BP and other sources.  

I really could not understand the first guy.. and I don't know what the heart burn is about Jim is simply broker selling real estate.. and brokers in his type of business use all sorts of advertising.when my wife takes a listing it auto populates to like 25 sites.. its part of being a full service brokerage.. at least in the retail end of things.. in the distressed space we did door knock.. as so many distressed owners simply would not respond to anything other than someone talking to them belly to belly.. but out here on the west coast most of those techniques are now illegal as it relates to distressed ( in foreclosure ) assets.

So far I’ve gotten 3 wholesale deals , 2 terms (lease purchase) deals and managed to buy 3 properties w/ cash outright using his techniques. 

Purchasing land in the path of progress is generally a long-term greedy play and many developers learn to "land bank" using various techniques to generate some cash flow on what is really a cash drain until you put the project in service. 

If you were talking about large commercial transactions or you had a stellar track record of putting these deals together, a seasoned and busy realtor may not want to work with you - especially when there are so many more property investors around these days.The techniques you adopt are typically for wholesalers and investors who invest a lot in their own marketing.

Any suggestions on how to navigate this or techniques to pivot with?

Google cognitive dissonance and you'll understand the true agenda for their presentation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance"The discomfort is triggered by the person's belief clashing with new information perceived, [or perceived new information, which is neither new nor informative] wherein the individual tries to find a way to resolve the contradiction to reduce their discomfort."