Self "generated" motivated seller list.

[Andrew DeLorenzo]

Happy New Year!

Our 2021 goals are well under way, building capital and networking being at the top of the list. We've been peeling away at this onion over the past few weeks and fortunately a learning opportunity has appeared. It's become clear that finding off-market deals is a skill that could benefit us wildly. I'm curious if there is anyone out there that has had any success building their own motivated buyer list and what strategies they used aside from the obvious. I'm not opposed to investing in a professionally prepared list but if theres a "who" I'd be willing to put the work into becoming its the "off-market deal genie." So far I've been scouring public records and driving specific neighborhoods for dilapidated properties generating my own list. 

If this isn't something you have experience with I'd still be interested in hearing Direct Mail success rates and stories or anything regarding creative ways of finding off market deals. 

As always, looking forward to everyones input.