Aloha BP nation,Earlier I used social media sites to get recommendations for local contractors from local people. 

Join some business networking groups, attend meetups for lots of different things to meet people, work on your social media, etc.

You can also buy lists from companies like list source and there are some REI software companies that have a cash buyer search feature.Best way to find motivated sellers is to purchase lists and compile lists from city and county for 60-90-120 days late on mortgage, pre-foreclosure, delinquent taxes, water cutoff, code violation, probate, divorce, high equity, etc. and mail or cold call.Other methods are driving for dollars, door knocking, wholesalers, craigslist, Realtors, FSBO sites, expired listings, foreclosure sites, put out bandit signs, billboards, newspapers, other offline publications.You can use pay per click/adwords, facebook, Linkedin, Youtube, and other forms of online and social media marketing.If you have a large enough budget you can do TV and radio as well.You could letter up or wrap your vehicle.

Does anyone have suggestion for how a new real estate investor can generate value on social media?

Spread out a little further from the action and you will notice a pattern in prices.

I didn’t mind him making 30k on the spread as he got the property for a steal.

If you are selling with owner financing, that approach can help you spread the gain out over multiple years, so there can be advantage there.

A young couple found us posting about it on social media.

We have had as few as 60 to 80 people at a meeting (usually January Networking meetings) and as many as 200 to 300 people on occasion (usually a meeting in January or February when everyone has resolutions and when we have a very popular national speaker - in the 200s or Brian and Michelle Winberry local speakers who hold the record for over 300 people in the room.The typical meeting we see usually about 130 to 150 people in attendance.Our membership sees a lot of new investors come and go with our 650 paid members and about 8000 over all members who take part in our social media and attend  meeting from time to time. 

I was kind of thinking social media and Craigslist of course I would vet them first.. but any other suggestions?