I think it all depends on what you are looking to do with the social media / how you want it to help you.

(Joining local REIA meet up groups is a great way to network and be around like-minded people doing what you want to do).1.

Lending in the manner in which you are talking about in CA would require you to get licensed or use a license broker and therefore cost you 1-2 points which is less money that you can earn by doing it yourself as a broker.

You are brave or crazy.I think you $crewed yourself not having insurance.

For the flip itself, this would mean a GC or better yet, have a crew there that can handle 60-70% of all the work meaning they are there working on it the day you close and stay there throughout the process till it's completed. 

Account Closed See if HomeTap is a viable optionhttps://www.hometap.com/how-it-works?

The city has issued licenses, they are just very limited, hard to get, and there are a lot of restrictions around how it can be used. 

I learned the most from doing deals the most than watching podcasts so totally agree.You should be able to find more agents if you click on the "agents" tab on BiggerPockets

Another option is using different creative financing strategies - it's all about how you'll structure your deals. 

I asked for referrals from other investors and he said it would take a few days for him.