@Cole Swartz  I could say a lot more against wholesaling(obviously I disdain the whole approach, but you don't want to hear that story) but didn't want to rain on anyone's opinions of how to begin in REI. 

I don't know if I must have a paid automated software to succeed or not , but the many good things I've heard about automated lead generation software make it seems that it's a very valuable tool. 

Quick question for you all....what CRM software are you using to manage all of your contacts and automate many of your processes/postings/etc.  

Wow, when it rains it pours.  

I have paid to go to seminars and have a mentorship along with some other things but i know this isnt a get rich quick scheme and feel I need something more than just a webinar or some software to get me started. maybe i need that extra push and essentially shown the different ways to look at this so to speak from someone active.

I am a software engineer full time and part time real estate investor/landlord.

That led to our first software company VeeCal which then brought in sales leading us to a career switch and now to our current location in Branson Missouri.We started out with a resort and then grew into condominiums.

I've also been working as a software developer since 1999 (dropped out of college to cash in on the dot-com boom and never went back).

I'm a software developer and my time available to do REI is limited.

Hello, my girlfriend and I rent an apartment, we have three kids together, and live in northern Pennsylvania, as it is now "winter" (cold winds, snow, freezing rain, etc.) my girlfriend and I went out and got some heavy duty plastic, and put it up on our front porch.