Personally, I have found occasional private lending to be a good networking tool and lead generator for what I'm really looking for - properties I can develop. 

Greene is spot on.Let me add this.A lot of wholesalers get leads and then negotiate endlessly until the seller won’t budge below a certain number.

That means, take anything I post with a grain of salt :)FF for us started off as our bread and butter for lead generation, but as we added more units, we added AirBnB and Vrbo.

This leaves a smaller balance disputed but if you do not pay them anything until its resolved, it could lead to issues if it goes to court.3.

Not sure about lead times now, I worked with them pre covid.

This lead me to my local FB group.  

We manage our showings using Buildium and Tenant Turner, which integrate seamlessly for handling leads, scheduling showings, receiving feedback, etc.

They’ll often have leads on deals before they go public. https://www.biggerpockets.com/business/finder/agentsWith your experience in renovations, you may be able to find value even in these challenging properties.

Gov. mandates, laws, regulations, these are tools to control WHAT the product/service is, think safety focused. mandating no lead in toys, or fall-arrest gear for roofers, things like that, THAT is where it works. 

We have had may leads but people keep losing interest.