Turnkey providers often exclude a lot of the "soft costs" that always come with owning rental property.I work with a company and all we do are BRRRR type deals in Detroit for cash investors.

As far as using sweat equity to add value, what's your background or some specific skills you'd be able to help people with in the real estate industry?

My SEO skills are definitely not the best and while I use Instagram, too, I've found it hard to get people to actually engage.

Since then, I've learned more into my build, design and project management skills, taken everything in house, gotten my GC license and taken a more hands on approach.

Starting with a safer property and building up skills can help.

They're not like big conventional banks after all (correct me if I'm mistaken).I found one that does a soft pull so I'm thinking there's nothing to lose. 

Wholesaling skills translate well with both buy and hold/fix and flips. 

Since then, I've learned more into my build, design and project management skills, taken everything in house, gotten my GC license and taken a more hands on approach.

MLS has a ton of stats that they share with you and that you can compile yourself i.e. sold data, new listing data, buyer demand/DOM, historical data, etc.2. improve sales skills.

A skilled caller could get 20-30 leads from talking to 1K random homeowners.