It's no different for real estate investors, if you're going to do any kind of marketing to find deals, you need to have repetition and be consistent.

I do know the Dave Ramsey work fairly well and have pretty much read all of his books (maybe one or two I missed since they become repetitive and I don't like his investing and retirement fund philosophies).

It all comes down to experience, and experience is built on repetition. 

So, what can you use them for - start with any repetitive task you can easily create step-by-step procedures for.

Successful mail campaigns include consistency, repetition, and having a mail piece that makes the seller confident in you as an investor.

Time consuming & repetitive, yes.

This may be a repetitive question, and if some of you have links to similar conversations in the forum please post here.My question - how do I find real estate agents who deal in off-market houses?

repetition with practice exams, thats what helped me. i have a program which allowed me to take many practice exams, can share if needed.

Start with a loan from an investor if you want to or need to, and get some repetitions under your belt, and and you learn where your biggest opportunities are and where that overlaps with your passions and strengths.   

You need repetitions and buy-in before you endeavor to flip a property, otherwise you'll be a hazard to their money and that's the fast track to a bad rep.If this wouldn't be both your first home purchase and first flip, then I'd still recommend getting a flip under your belt using your own funds OR finding a way to partner with someone else who is flipping to learn from them how to put together a SOW, schedule contractors, pay contractors, market the property, etc.