Many of these folks aren't technology savvy, so traditional marketing tactics seem to work in my experience.I've switched my strategy up a bit to incorporate networking events and referral based business from CPAs, attorneys and commercial lenders.But nothing works better than simply picking up the phone and dialing for $$$$$$$$!

It is part of the back end technology.

With outsourcing, H1B visas, rapid technological change, etc. it's becoming harder for "average" people to maintain a middle class career path.

I realized that if i was going to spend the same amount of time selling technology hardware i would rather sell or buy something that would be more profitable and still took the same amount of time researching.Needless to say within 6 months of starting the real estate investment company I bought my first triplex and from then on the deals just kept getting bigger and bigger.

The tone and style and mission of BP is typical of a younger generation that uses technology for everything, including relationship building.

If I go to Apple and say, "I know everything about software engineering, I took xyz courses, have xyz degree, and I can add value to your project by applying my expertise in xyz technology, I want this job."

Even if ownership is hidden behind company names, you can use skip tracing and other technologies to try to find the owner. 

You still need to be careful about who you select as PM and that it is a good fit for your type of property and aligned with your goals for ownership.Once you get to a point that you have or exceed the capabilities of the PM company, you can consider taking this on yourself but keep in mind it takes a lot of resources behind the scenes (accounting, technology, vendor mgt, etc) not just an onsite leasing and property maintenance.Good luck with your journey.

you hit the nail on the head, wholesaling is lead generation for investors of various types.When it comes to automation there is not a one size fits all but one key component is having a team in place and great systems but around modern technologies (I.e mail chimp, podio, globiflow, text and phone services, virtual assistants to do screening and schedule appointments etc)

I still can't say for certain where crypto currencies for investments like Bitcoin and Ether are going in the future, but I can say that lending and savings platforms based on block-chain technology are really going to give the traditional banks a run for their money.