Many suggests cold calling, door knocking, and farming your base etc but after listening to numerous podcasts I'm hearing that door knocking and the "beggar" approach isn't necessary with proper marketing but that's where they left you hanging.

Hi Mathew hang on man, San Diego might be expensive, but is great, just make the sacrifice of living in not the greatest place or make more money, but buying in San Diego is way better investment in long run that anywhere else I can think off except perhaps a few places, but every property I ever bought feels so much safer here.

Whether I am speaking at the SF event or not, I will be hanging out and networking with everyone, so just find me and say hi :-)  I will also be easy to meet and talk to at my event on September 6th.  

Am I better trying to give this to a "handyman" or act as the GC and hang out at Home Depot looking for subs?   

When you start to do deals you will get a better hang of how to estimate cost of repairs.

I'm still getting the hang of tagging people.  

Hang out with those that competors that have a private list and will call you about properties before they are listed.  

Once you get the hang of it, you can decide if you want to continue this approach, totally outsource PM or DIY.  

Most sellers of real estate you might buy from would not have that hanging over their head.

I'm an artist, investor, and psychologist but always get the question is my art is in a gallery (it is not yet or may never be) and, it only gets tired or draining for me, because I can not yet say, "My work is owned by MOMA, or it hangs in the White House".