The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”Theodore Roosevelt

If so, I think you're going to be hard pressed to find a renter that wants to pay $2000/month to live in that area.

I know how hot and/or cold it can get in those old homes!

My plan is to cold call her to begin the dialog. 

You have a semi arid climate with cold.

I'd say sponsor youtube partnerships, email free pro forma analysis on existing buildings, you can cold mail, but gotta be creative packaging.

I was doing really well 4 months ago...networking, analyzing, meeting with mentor weekly, modifying drip campaign, cold calling..I was sleeping, eating, drinking REI.

To find the best deals, you might consider going direct to the owners; cold calling, direct mailing etc.

I have experience cold calling as well. 

I believe there will be a lot of challenging and pressing times.