Finding 2-4 unit deals

[Tony Cook]

Hey all, Pretty new and still educating myself on real estate investing but I wanted to get your input on where you would typically look to land good deals (possibly offline) when trying to get a 2-4 unit for buy and hold. Are there specific approaches to this type of investing or certain people I should align myself with (multi family realtors, flippers, etc..)? I guess I am just trying to figure out where these types of deals usually come from. I am looking to invest in Rochester NY and possibly Baltimore MD. From Rochester and living in Baltimore (which is way more expensive to acquire property) . Thanks so much for the input!!

[Anthony Angotti]

Hi @Tony Cook,

We started with an agent and looking at Foreclosures. Although we may have found better off market deals looking without the agent I think that their help was instrumental being a first time home buyer and a first time investor (quite the mountain to climb).

As long as you are willing to do some work foreclosures can be a great option!

Look in your area though and find someone doing deals or your local REIA. Offer to help them in some way (driving for dollars, sending mail, turning properties, etc.). Then ask them how they find their deals. You'll get a lot of help that way!