New wholesaler in the Los Angeles area looking to start off right

[Andre Harris]

Hello, my name is Andre and I’m looking to start a wholesaling side business in my spare time. So, I’ve read the Wholesaling blueprint by Luke Weber and The beginners guide to wholesaling Real estate by Jeff Leighton and it seems like I should start off by driving for dollars and marketing to distressed properties, cold calling FSBOs, and/or marketing to a list of distressed property owners which I received from a title rep. Does this seem to be the best way to start off? How did you get your first deals when you started? Thank you