Be it SEO, direct mail, cold calling etc. or all of the above.

I LOVE SEO, not playing with leads.

I just do not believe in spending so much  money on ads when way better leads are simply free.Get a website, work on SEO, work on your credibility and get a ton of free leads.I do not reach 120K people a week.

SEO is the undisputed champion when it comes to lead gen.Period, the end!

Both SEO and credibility.

Second choice - real estate attorney (staffed with paras - no solo guys) that have the same experience.

:ReferralsDoor KnockingDrive for DollarsEvery neighborhood I visit, look at surrounding housesHudstore.comAuction.comMLSSheriff sales/courthouse stepsNetworking at events (REIA, Meetup, business owners)Pass biz cards out everywhere (guerrila marketing)Local wholesalersNetwork with real estate agents who investNetwork with real estate agents who regularly sell flipsNetwork with agents who specialize in REONetwork with divorce attorneysNetwork with estate attorneysNetwork with bankruptcy lawyersNetwork with trust attorneysNetwork with title companiesNetwork with funeral homesNetwork with REO brokersNetwork with funeral homesAdvertise in local newspapers/magazinesAdvertise in Church bulletinAdvertise in church city paperLocal billboardsDirect mail to preforeclosureDirect mail to tired landlordsDirect mail to landlords who filed evictionsDirect mail to owners with 100% equityDirect mail to homes with recent deathsDirect mail to owners around flipped houseDirect mail to houses with water turned offDirect mail to houses that just came out of trustsBuild my own list to email and follow up with themSearch Engine Optimization (SEO) + contentCold email sellers/renters on CraigslistFacebook ads targeting: investors, wholesalers,sellersBuild an Instagram following showing renovationsGoogle adwords targeting sellersBing ads targeting sellersGo to yard sales and talk to owners (if selling)Go to estate sales and talk to owners (if selling)Posters in unemployment office (legal?)

(But that was 3 years ago when I still did DMM).The hip-thing to do today is SEO.

You could look into creating a website and working on SEO.

Dude,seriously write this down and hang it up on the wall.The one with the best credibility and the strongest SEO WILL dominate the market.