I have also drove for dollars around my neighborhood as well as purchased propstream and searched properties, but I never took the next step and cold called or mailed properties.

The new models work well in the cold.

Those are all belly to belly; whereas if those are not what you would enjoy you could try cold calling for expired(s), fsbo, absentee.

I do cold calling for a wholesaler in Florida. 

If you are cold calling them I might ask "have you ever thought of selling?"

Ive done everything from cold calling to lead generation by SEO and Facebook.  

Originally had it under an owner financing 'verbal' contract and after going back and forth with the attorneys, the owner got cold feet on owner financing.

While cold calling a seller informed my colleague that bail bondsmen buy land locked deals because the city will give them 3-10x the appraisal of any lot they own in the city, to bail people out.

I see there are some VA services that do lead generation and cold calling.

@Wayne Norman I have absolutely no problem with talking to people, cold calling and meeting complete strangers in person.