Realtor or no realtor??

[Jessica Rangel]

Searching for my first fix and flip, should I have a help from a realtor or search myself?

[Michael Hayworth]

The DFW market is very hot. It's hard to find deals on MLS, but there are a few out there.

There's a Fort Worth area Biggerpockets group that may be of help.

I've found my best deals through private sales, but it takes a while to get established in that. Before that, I found good deals through a couple of wholesalers, or through buying at the Trustee Auction on the courthouse steps. Both those have their downsides, too - there are some fairly shady wholesalers in this area (and some good ones, too), and the trustee auction can be something of a crapshoot.

The best thing is to consider all possible avenues, so get a realtor to set up daily email updates for you, and also get on wholesalers' mailing lists, go to the trustee auction (go as an observer the first couple of times and figure out what it's about).

Hope this helps. If you want to PM me, I can recommend a couple of good, investor-friendly realtors for that side of things.