I do use that website, along with the CPD clearmap http://gis.chicagopolice.org/ (if you didn't know), and follow different Twitter accounts that post live police scanner calls. 

Twitter can also be effective IF the author already has a presence (5,000-10,000 followers or more) there.For organic (non-paid) social media promotion, there will need to be a solid fanbase built up on whichever platforms you choose.

It's not twitter man. 

If you can spend more time, more money and get massive results then you should follow these.Create a website must be PROFESSIONAL have a blog and get someone to write for you add at least 2 posts a monthBrand yourself or your company and give some value it could be FREE EBOOK, VIDEO ADVICE, TIPS, or anythingReach to people as much as possible (STOP THINKING ABOUT LEADS FOR A WHILE) connect with more people show your interest share valuable stuff.Try to use Facebook, twitter, instagram, as well as linkedin gain good number of followers and audience share interesting thingsBuild an email list within your niche that could help you to connect with more business people and investors who trust you.

If you set your foundation TO BE a website, and you are planning to use your website as the main means to be found, then sure a website is the way to go first.BUT, if you manage to get a fantastic credibility score with your facebook page, twitter page, youtube channel, where you broadcast all your purchases, have a series of house flipping adventures all recorded, and the entire state raves about your facebook page with a ton of shares comments and reviews... do you think a desperate seller is going to pass you by because "I see no cheap wix site"?

I've been collecting Tweets into a Twitter Moment called "Boston Real Estate Market Warnings...

—Uber founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick has taken the reins of a Los Angeles-based real estate startup, following a $150 million investment through his new fund, 10100.The small firm, called City Storage Systems, is focused on the redevelopment of distressed real estate assets.That primarily includes parking, retail, and industrial properties that “will need to be repurposed for the digital era,” Kalanick wrote on his Twitter account, announcing his fund’s purchase of a controlling stake in the company.Kalanick will become CEO of the 15-person company and expects his 10100 team “to be highly involved” in operations, he said.

I actually follow Barry on twitter, but Ill have to see what he has to say on rent to owns.  

Also try typing their name into Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc and sending them a direct message instead.

@Anthony Dooley, I hear you, but then the Bay Area is often about defying logic when you think of the crazy companies (uber, Airbnb, Twitter etc) and businesses that are born here are go on to take over the world.