-I'm fairly careful with communication , but again, I know doing business online is way riskier, but I want to ask: Typically, I would trust someone who seems very in-depth, informative (gives statistics and numbers), and basically would give me thorough steps (including worst-case scenarios and what would best fit my situation)^^would people who have experience say that even with the above, some agents/lenders/PMs would still be sort of out to get your money and do a lousy job?

Every contact I needed for insurance, mortgage and cleaners were done online, mostly through connections from BP. 

I wouldn't say you're going to learn as much going through an online course as you would an in-person one, but it is a lot more convenient. 

Though I appreciate the idea of finding online resources and studying them, I find that a curated, tried and true formula (if it works) is much more worth my time than spending time trying to find which resource works best and then spitballing the ideas until something sticks. 

So here is what I do:1 - Get buyer criteria for what they are looking for (exact criteria)2 - Go source that criteria using data provider3 - Scrub the list and plan a marketing campaign around it (i.e) > Direct Mail > Cold Call > SMS > Online Ads > Social Media, etc4 - Once I get inbound leads coming in.

I came across conflicting information online, so I wanted to double-check with the knowledgeable folks on this forum. 

I have corporate bookkeeping experience and can see all the money coming in online but there is no one there I can speak with about our account.

Here is a calendy link if you wanted to chat on a zoom or call. https://calendly.com/trepador64/online-meeting

What are the chances that someone would search this online forum, find this thread, and create an account just to make a positive comment on this thread about this company?

Find ways to consistently and systematically add more people to your database each week - i.e. cold calling, networking, online marketing4.