If they have to decipher what you say, look stuff up, research your stuff, they will charge for that. 

BiggerPockets & Facebook leads are easy to identify the source as it's obvious.As for which search engine search is resulting in a closed deal that is a little bit more difficult to decipher.

I Use Decipher Tools.  

My in-training PO showed me this website the moment we were talking about nice homes to look for when I first got posted here.In all this leads me to this tl;dr:- looking to find my first deal in Halifax, but can't decipher from the information I'm reading- since I have a lot of time on my hands, I am willing to learn but need someone to show me the ropes- I unfortunately don't have a lot of DIY skills, but am good with website building/graphics and social media- looking for local (if not, Canadian) REI groups.

I have searched meetup.com but it's hard for me to decipher the marketing scam meet ups vs genuine meet ups.Thanks for the help BiggerPockets community!

Im struggling with deciphering the flood zones maps and determining which areas to avoid.

Here're a few articles to get you started:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/10850/84064-what-type-of-investor-to-be-when-i-grow-up-active-or-passivhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/10850/79257-deciphering-syndication-investment-terminologyhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/10850/77215-the-power-of-passive-real-estate-investingI can also give you a few books suggestions.

Most large markets will have good and bad areas which is hard to decipher online.

I think I've been able to decipher most of it but what I'm deadlocked on is the default amount is. 

How do you decipher if they’re a good property manager and how do you know if they’ll scam you.