Crossover with an increasing interest in structured debt, special purpose vehicles, and the profitability of syndicating collateralized assets, and the price paid for these assets, as characterized by expected return, has increased significantly while expected return has fallen off a cliff.We are improving our use of technology through on line marketing strategies, specifically our web presence, SEO, SEM, and identifying our referral base and directly contacting them to try to identify those investment opportunities that meet our risk/reward profile.  40 + years ago when I began real property investing, as well as investing in discounted second lien notes, it was almost a “pick and choose” situation.

People doing everything from knocking on doors, to phone and text spam, outlaw signs, magnetic signs on vehicle, billboards, direct mail, direct email, purchasing lists, phone banks, SEO, SEM, PR marketing, advertising on TV and radio, sponsoring events, holding webinars, seminars, meetups, real estate investment clubs, bird dogging, on and on.  

Ignore my SEO business, ignore my logo, and forget I am involved with SEO.

below I'll list you 27 ways :) On a more serious note, I myself am financially ready to invest but feel like I need more education. therefore I am super eager to analyze deals for others to gain experience, and if one of those deals will end up being an actual investment there could be a commission for the finder and it would be a double win.Ways to find deals :)  - MLS - Driving for dollars (and actively asking)- Your inner and outer circle (social clubs and groups)- Real estate clubs - BP marketplace- Direct mail marketing - Pre-foreclosure (contact home owners ahead of time)- Courthouse steps- Eviction records- Craigslist adds- Craigslist keywords- Tax liens  - Yard signs- Billboards- Car signs - Radio commercials - Looking for 'for sale by owners'- Expired listings - Family and friends - Newspaper adds- Landlord magazines- Blogging or content marketing - SEO (search engine optimization) - Wholesale - Commercial brokers- Online market places 

One, is interruption marketing; direct mail, phone calls, text messaging, blast email, etc.The other is letting the sellers come to you; build a great website, promote it through SEO, SEM, social media, etc.

I work in software and do I consider myself proficient enough to get it set up, however I also want to focus my time on other areas of my business and hire a solid professional to guide me on the website set up, SEO and paid ads, etc. 

Maybe you want to do adds and SEO marketing.  

If you’re doing your SEO separate then doesn’t matter.

oncarrot etc websites might sell SEO ...)- Total cost per lead. 

As for websites they’re valuable for recognition and branding, great if you put a bunch of time into making useful content and SEO, and required if you have a new small business.