Would using SEO with a website (set up to help distressed home owners) work to connect with investors in the area I know the most about? 

It's great for SEO purposes to see whats working and where the viewers are coming from.I'd like to see how that can be implemented here, giving us the ability to see where our success is coming from so we can consistently improve it.

Just like Carrot, our sites are setup with SEO and Conversions in mind. 

Yeah OK.Get a website, set it up, work on credibility, work on SEO, and keep at it.

SEO, Facebook ads, YouTube ads, TikTok, and Instagram ads.THEN:You HAVE to show people you are credible, legit, look the part, act the part, smell the part, talk the partStick to those and success will follow!

.), door hangers, bandit signs, networking, referrals, radio and tv advertising, print ads, online ads, facebook ads, FSBO, rentals and online marketing such as SEO and Adwords to name just a few.  

But some that I use and have likedAkismet to cut down on spammy commentsSEO Auto Linker awesomeAll in One SEO Pack for SEO naturallyBackUpWordPressBroken Link Checker but some people say it puts a load on your server, in your setting you can make it only run at certain times such as when you are signed into your adminComment LuvFast Secure Contact Form some people like other contacts forms but this one has built in captchaGrowMap Anti Spambot Plugin little check box to confuse botsTim Thumb Vulnerability Scanner helps to prevent a commonly used way for hackers to get inW3 Total CacheYet Another Related Post PluginThese are just a few I like and there are some for security that I did not mention that I use.

You can also do bandit signs to get leads, seo with youtube, like i said before call fsbo.

I still work a full-time day job, and we sent out 5500 mailers this month on top of PPC and SEO to multiple websites as well as other marketing channels.All this to say I have WAY more calls coming in then I can personally answer.

You've got a built in audience, SEO, do-follow links, and much more.