I want to scale my business and hire a good cold caller/VA to enhance lead flow (I already do SMS/email campaigns).

However, I think it's important to not only participate in the groups via social media, but also go to their physical meet-ups and press the flesh.

Just wrapped up my first real week of cold calling in the Orlando market. 133 dials across 4 days, mix of driving for dollars leads and tax delinquent properties.

Cold calling is still one of the cheapest and most scalable lead sources in real estate.Yet most investors quit within 60–90 days.Why?

Are you relying more on cold calling, texting, referrals, or paid platforms?

Your instinct to generate your own leads is right, but let me offer a different angle than cold calling.Bird dogs work better than cold calling in tight markets like SoCal.

Eventually, low inventory and high direct mail costs pushed me to explore other strategies.2019–2021: I Began Cold Calling & Virtually Wholesaling: When skip tracing became more affordable, I scaled into several virtual markets and leaned heavily on cold calling.

I'm wondering if there are any other tools or strategies you've found effective for sourcing off-market properties that might be more budget-friendly.I've already identified my target market, and I'm hoping to find a tool that can help me implement my cold calling and marketing strategy to start generating some quality leads.

I believe the most pressing question is why this strategy rather than renting the home to a single household?

I've been wholesaling for a few years now currently cold calling to obtain leads.