I read on here that there are some parts of it that are reviving and are quite hot markets.The suburbs are a totally different story- several of them are very vibrant economically and socially.

He is dependent on his savings and possibly Social Security...

I would also make sure that you have it listed on your social media and through any local meetup websites you have access to.

We'll live off the income from the properties until we start collecting social security at 70 (if it is still in existence by then!)

I am not a social worker.

You have email, phone, text, social media so it's not too hard to reach and get to know people.

Open house, social media, blogging, talking to friends and family, door knocking...

Unless you get lucky with your social media marketing and find a competent unrepresented buyer and you both can figure out how to complete all of the state required and legally required residential documents, which are not difficult, but it would take time and trial and error to complete correctly.

My closest mastermind friends are people who were/are not my closest social friends. 

I want to be able to google them. especially in the finance world with the amount of social scamming going on these days.2. they say they are SF based but have a Nevada phone number.. also to do the loan business and be based in SF they need license's which are not displayed on their website and need to be .