How do I get to the deals first?

[Derek Lamonde]

Every property that gets my attention in Hunterdon County, NJ is under contract before I can get an appointment. Everything else is still available because it's overpriced. I monitor Trulia, GSMLS, Realtor.com and Zillow and am not finding anything in time to get a deal. I work with 2 separate realtors and they both suck for different reasons and to be honest, once a property is listed getting a deal is even harder because of their commission. I see wholesalers on here, but they have nothing in my area and/or their websites don't even work...

There has to be some trick that these flippers, rehabbers and/or buy and holders are using to find them before everyone else...SO WHAT IS IT?

[Chris Eaker]

It's called direct mail. Good wholesalers also have lots of eyes and ears on properties in the area so they get calls when anything looks like a deal. But direct mail is the way to go.