We had an internal beta program last year that was good but not perfect, it almost made it out of beta.We’re waiting for the hype to die down a bit and a clearer strategy to emerge before dumping a ton more effort into this.

I'm hyped!! 

You appear to be seduced by the hype surrounding cost segregation.

Also, be cautious with wholesalers — they often hype their numbers, so it’s essential to verify their claims independently. 

I was in a similar position to you about 8 years ago, I went the apartment building route partially just to stay busy, but also because I got sucked into the “more doors the better, economies of scale, higher cap rate the better the returns” hype.

Many of the good deals are few, and far between, but many investors get caught up in the hype and start over paying for properties because that want a large portfolio so that he/she can say "I have a large real estate portfolio".  

Don't believe the hype.

My long winded question is this:What are some fresh new money-making strategies ( real-estate or not ) that aren’t on the hype yet, that don’t take much start up capital, similar to wholesaling before it got popular?

It would be very easy to roll up on a contractor who knows she doesnt know, who will hype that thing double of what it should be or more.

However, the guru himself may commit fraud by the way they implement the marketing/sales of the program, and the “hype” and promises they add to up their “conversion” rate.