All of this info can be sourced from online platforms and articles, real estate investment meet-ups, and general networking with folks in the industry.Maybe studying all of this is unnecessary, but at the end of the day, the more you can perceive change in the RE space, the better you can adjust your strategy and criteria to profit in the market.

Definitely read reviews online and I would say reach out to a top local realtor they have a lender of choice usually to recommend 

We finally saw the bathtub online, ordered it and it took 3 weeks to arrive.

We finally saw the bathtub online, ordered it and it took 3 weeks to arrive.

To Don’s point, a good wholesaler finds a motivated seller where the property is not publicly being marketed currently (MLS or online FSBO) and locks the deal (with intent and means to close of course).

Online marketing is much better but unless you are spending thousands of dollars a month you will be on page 7. 

Austin and I met online haphazardly in this group and just started talking various things investing.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published the results of research conducted into how lenders are likely to be doing their business in the future, and what new information and personal data these companies plan to start asking from borrowers in order to determine their credit score.The biggest takeaway is the seemingly inevitable shift from merely accessing credit information to also incorporating people’s online behavior into the process of deciding whether to lend them money necessary, for example, to buy a house.Compared to the way the system now works in most countries – these changes, which are expected to be coming soon, look fairly invasive privacy-wise, and with no “vision” of proper safeguards.

I also bought the Bigger Pockets Intention Journal which automatically puts you in an online group with others who have bought the journal, but they never responded. 

You come across the saying "you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with" in books, podcasts, and online.