Adam,I hear that statment a lot but the key component of this REI game is once you have your mortgage paid down. 

However they have websites, BP Profiles and social media suggesting years of experience and success. 

.- Uses no or very, very little fund leverage (LOC for less than 20% of fund equity) This is very important component to realize and understand - where are you in the debt stack- Lends in one specific location/region that fund managers have deep operational experience in and which has speedy foreclosure laws.

He doesn't have any signifcant savings (~10k), and his only income is social security and a small pension which comes out to a total of ~3k a month.  

Hi Aaron, try to attend real estate networking events, join online forums, and connect with other investors through social media platforms like LinkedIn.

Take advantage of social media to advertise your property.

Expand your network and explore social media events.

I use High Level for my real estate team, marketing, email campaigns, workflows and automations, text campaigns, social media management, as well as CRM.

Any chance you do it on just Facebook, or other social media platforms as well? 

Make a list of all assets and their components (how many roofs, refrigerators, heating systems, etc?)