Effectively using wholesalers

[David Karnes]

I am a new investor. In setting things up before my first purchase I am seeing lots of wholesaler websites for my area (Chattanooga) but all of them require a subscription for any meaningful leads or information. Is this a typical route to go? What is the most effective use of wholesalers. From the few houses I have looked at provided by wholesalers it seems the trend is underestimate the rehab and overestimate the ARV.