But as a young 18 year old I don't want to be rich but wealthy and to have financial freedom.

@Ryan Billingsley I do, although be aware that I do payment take over deals, not wholesaling so I can't speak to how successful you'll be at finding bargains from the FSBO pool.The only downside I can think of with cold calling is that you're not coming from the same position of power as you do when answering or returning a call.

I believe we are in the right path to attain our financial freedom. 

Because of this site, my eyes are opening to endless possibilities of REI, and toward the proverbial financial freedom.

@Mike HerbonSocial media is a powerful platform that have thousands of potential leads waiting for you.

Voice mail is very powerful took also when it comes to capturing leads.

It will definitely extend your buying power and make your offers on properties more attractive as you will most likely be a cash buyer now.

I find it helpful to defer to a high power by saying, my private financing partner/source of funds will not fund this deal because during our due diligence we found ___________.  

Direct mail is very powerful, but far from what I would call laser focused.

Freedom is important to me.