I am starting my journey as a Real Estate Investor and I am looking for any advice into what online tools do people use to find and filter each deal.Is there particular websites that are recommended to get additional information of a particular deal?

Attend meetups and meet as many people in RE as you can.

I know people that set their ac to 70 all summer long.

I didn't intend to try to scale until I heard so many people talk about becoming financially free (quitting W2 job).

For my first investment property, I prioritized minimizing risk and treating it as a valuable learning experience.

Right now I find that I can easily find properties but have been finding difficulty showing proof of funds making people  willing to  wholesale their properties.

Maybe print out a list of homeless shelters that are nearby along with printing out a map and handing it to the people you see camped out there . 

There are a few good people in the company, but the bureaucratic overhead and separate divisions always caused issues.

Attend meetups and meet as many people in RE as you can.

When you put less down you do have PMI but the PMI offers a lower rate which most people do not know.