Start reading the BiggerPockets forums and books, watching the webinars and listening to the podcasts. 

We plan to watch the market and refinance when it makes sense.Did you add any value?

SEO is the better way to go because it takes a lot of learning and work in the beginning ( heck and the middle and the end) but once set up,just sit back relax and watch the leads come in for free.So the ideal strategy is, do PPC, or DMM right now to get deals... right NOW.. and then while you o that work on your website.

I watch YouTube videos about real estate and entrepreneurship. 

Buy books, listen to podcasts, watch videos, attend REIA meetings, go through online forums etc.

Me being new to the wholesale game I watched a fair amount of podcast and it seemed to me Pre-F was the way.

Realtors will go the extra distance for investors, but new investors might be looked at as people who watched to much tv and are not serious.Especially if your offers are low, to the point of trying to find a seller that will make you a great deal.

Of course folding, sealing, and adding postage would be quite labor-intensive, but I think I might also have access to a folding machine, and in any case those are the sorts of tasks I don't mind doing while watching TV or something.I've done some research and think I have a decent understanding of how to get bulk mail rates with folded self-mailers, and how to save even more on fees by adding a barcode (probably by using the free USPS IMsb tool?)

I’d be unnerved about losing 500$ a month If your going to Subsidize their rents they can Atleast pull their weight around the place instead of just sitting around watching jeopardy in their craft- matic adjustable beds  .

I’ve read several books, spent hours watching podcasts, and turned my long drives into a mobile real estate investing university.