Calling Property Management Companies to Find Off Market Sellers

[Jake Ernst]

Hello BP,

Listening to the podcast, I picked up the idea to call local property management companies to find deals off market but was wondering the best way to go about this. Since the MLS is full of super deals I wanted to give this a try before direct marketing to owners. Obviously my main question is "Hi, I'm new to investing and am looking for a property to purchase. Are you or anyone you know or manage for looking to sell any property?" Do I just start off with that and get to the point (possibly coming off as rude) or do I ask some other questions about the company first? (i.e. how many units, what property types, location of units, how many are your own?) Also has anyone had success using this method?

Thank you for your time and wisdom!

Jake