Cold is a general inquiry that you have had limited interaction with and they are just passing off the info right away.

This type of transaction seems to require a conversation/interaction.

Be kind, courtesous and fair in all interactions.

I look forward to continuing to self-educate and interact with the folks on BP!

Propstream, Skipgenie, Salesforce to keep every single interaction on record

One way to get in touch with Texas RE investors is to set up key word alerts say for "Texas" + "Wholesaling" and start to get to know people who do wholesaling in Texas and start to interact with them on the forums.

Welcome @Andrew Beauchemin This is a great place to learn and interact.

I'm sure there's more I can learn and it is a never ending journey but I do want to get out there and start interacting with people instead of just sitting behind a screen and learning.

I started out investing in single family rentals so that I could get a handle on the process as well as interacting with tenants, contractors, etc. 

Again, you won't learn everything but you'll know a ton.In either of these jobs, you'll also interact and have a chance to learn who the rock star agents are in your area and a ton of other useful skills/knowledge that will set you up for success, no matter what kind of RE investing you choose to do.