3rd you are going to find along the path soooo many shiny systems, trainings, platforms, leads blah blah blah that could be helpful.

For example, probate leads are not ideal in California or Washington due to how the court mandates a probated property is to be sold.However, Oregon is a phenomenal place to market to probates.I can't speak on PropStream as I haven't used their platform in a long time.However, vacant lists, tax delinquencies, code violations, probates, divorces, and evictions are all pretty great lists.

Thank you bigger pockets for the platform!

Curious of people’s thoughts on this new Dtravel platform.

I'm now in the process of searching for another similar platform. 

Also, what employment platforms are best and how to pay yourself in the desired state you're operating in (gusto, QuickBooks etc.)  

I am helping to beta test a platform for networking with and helping other multi-family investors.

They are just gambling their clients money with zero effort or strategy whatsoever.

This process seems to resemble closer to gambling than investing to me.

You still need to do your own due diligence, but other investors can provide you with helpful leads and introductions.You can also meet sponsors through various thought leadership platforms you find them on, but that primarily serves as an initial introduction and due diligence is still needed.