How do you get a stream of deals coming in to analyze?

[Nicholas Giovacchini]

Hey there - 

Wannabe first time investor, looking to house hack a 2/3/4-plex. 

In all of the real estate books I've read so far - they're saying that the best thing to do is have deals coming in that you can start analyzing, so that when you're ready to run the numbers for real - you've done your homework and understand how it all works. 

So - my question is: How do you get a steady stream of deals coming in so you can analyze them? I'm thinking mostly multi-family. I know there's MLS, but is there anything else?

Would really appreciate any tips. 

- Nick