I've had success with direct marketing, cold calling and social posts, but when it comes to the topic of pre-foreclosures, being able to strand face to face with a homeowner can make a huge difference, just my experience.  

Have a planned/practiced 1-2 sentences about how you help people buy and sell real estate.Keep your expenses low, track not only what you spend (personal, and business), and track your "lead indicators"...x hours daily lead generating, # people you talked with daily about real estate, # social media posts you created about real estate topics.  

Agreed @Nate Marshall - I chose the "guru" route to level-up my portfolio, brrrrr stopped working for me as frequently and since becoming a mom, I didn't feel as comfortable flying to locations where I could get the 1% rule so I've transitioned to flipping and enrolled in a course so I can be competitive in a HCOL cityLastly, though I'm not an influencer, I do enjoy sharing my projects on social media (like most people who take pride in their work).

They talk about how to handle situations like is on their social media accounts often.

You said they are "from California" but now you are saying they don't have a social security number?

@Forest WuRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

It is true that Ross Hamilton as assembled the largest social network for real estate investors.

I always say to go follow different people that offer STR masterminds/courses on social media, and whichever one clicks for you and has similar goals consider joining the group.

They are advertising quite a bit on social media.

but then we run into the "Socialism" idealists who think if we do anything that is Government related to address health care, then they, the Government is taking control of our country??