If you aren't finding them on MLS, try different methods to find off-market deals:- Tell everyone you meet what you are looking for- Drive neighborhoods you are interested in and look for neglected or abandoned properties.

Pitching a group of investors on large MF with only an education from a book is not something I would recommend.If they ask- what is your experience and you said “well I read this book...”.Put it this way - if you stepped on a southwest flight and asked the pilot his experience and he said “none but I read a book”, would you feel comfortable.

I am also very interested in this method. 

@Grant Mitchell we have just closed our first property  w/ a traditional loan and doing the BRRRR method on our second property in OH. 

Recommend any other methods of developing cold call lists or other forms of lead generation?

It's not just learning all the details of being on your own, but it's the psychological aspect of stepping out and starting on your own rather than coming home to mom and dad.

Im looking for a little advice and the next step you would take if you were in my situation.

You'll read on BP about the BRRRR method. 

I thought his method of scraping Zillow was interesting.

As opposed to using the BRRRR method and using the equity to get the second property.