Should I find a good REO deal and plunk down the $1000 down payment to get my first deal underway...OR Invest around $1000 on advertising and networking (website + SEO, Adword, direct mail, freedomsoft/realquest/biggerpockets pro, REI club, BNI, etc...) to source out a bunch of new deals that aren't even listed on MLS that I can get with less money down?

I know a few people that I recommend for SEO, and that's it.

Not too shabby with SEO either.

At par a 7% interest rate loan will pay a little less than 7%.

I can refer you to some plugins (there are tons of great plugins for website enhancements via WP) that can increase your SEO, loading times, etc.

Marketing - SEO, Google adwords, facebook, link building, directories, etc.Lead Generation WebsiteAudience - Sellers Content - Information about our buying process and how we help in different situations Marketing - Direct Mail & SEOBlog Website Audience - Other REI's & anyone interested in learning through my REI expereiences Content - Information about our deals, free resources, etc.

Website - You build a website with SEO and drive traffic to your websites.

Getting a website, starting on SEO, and running Google Ads are great tactics to get in front of people who actually want to work with you.

D4D, Direct mail, SEO, Cold Calling

However, unless you are an SEO master you are going to have a hard time generating a bunch of traffic through the website.