Whichever method of lead generation you decide on, aim to establish and maintain a relationship with prospective sellers. 

If a form submission is not indicative of lead generation, and a ton of organic leads to my inbox is not an indication how effective lead generation is what is?!

I am just a beginner wholesaler so I haven't done much marketing/lead management yet.

Every day I mark how many calls to leads I made, how many people I contacted (and was it email, call, text) from my database/past clients....how many social media posts I answered or made, etc.I don't know if that's automating, but every week I can quickly see how much of each money generating thing I did.Do you use Google Calendar? 

What do I need to do to generate leads and close deals?

As long as you're filing jointly, both meeting the 2 yr use test, and either meeting the ownership test, then the full $500k can be claimed. 

If we rent to own, they are OK, but we cant refinance because we don't have the deed.Are there any unique scenarios to help us get the property for little money out of pocket, we have the ability to have the deedSign a lease agreement with a purchase option that allows you to buy the property at an agreed price at the end of the lease term, consider establishing a partnership with the seller to jointly invest in property repairs and improvements.

This strategy allows them to eventually exclude up to 250,000 (500,000 if married filing jointly) of gain from taxes when they sell the property as a primary residence.Hope this helps!

Just about any bank can open a joint account. 

You can create your own methods and one stop shop by creating your own leads.