How to Find fresh leads

[Zane Steward]

I’m a newbie in this business and have been spending a good deal of my free time researching the aspect of finding off market deals. My strengths would be cold calling and not afraid to talk to people on the phone. I am deciding which software or data to download to find those deals whether it be a list from list source or possibly Propstream which seems to be a very useful tool for many aspects. The only issue with either of these is that many other people will be contacting these leads and will be harder to close due to that. I have heard about going to county websites and even the courthouses to pull updated info on preforeclosures, probates, absentee, etc. Would this be the way to go to find fresh leads who aren’t called constantly?