Finding Off Market Deals On Market

[Jewel B.]

I'm curious if anyone here finds "off market" properties "on the market".

Have you ever considered, tried, or had success with messaging the owners of listed rental properties? Whether you saw it advertised for rent as a LTR, MTR, or STR and whether you saw it on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, FurnishedFinder, Airbnb, Vrbo, or a sign out front of the property "for rent".

Presumably one would look for mom and pop looking places, self managed, outdated, rundown, unprofessional looking.

What did you say to them and what happened?