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. 

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. 

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.

welcome @Cam Caraher and congrats on joining BP, this place is the start for many, sure was for me longer ago than I care to admit.I'm not personally in your market, although was born in dorchester and grew up in NH, but this is a great place to meet locals.If you have not already a great starting point is the Meetups posted here, just search for your area and see if any meetups are happening. 

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

Even though I myself have a S8 rental, what you hear online is completely false.

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.