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How Do I Find Deals ; Where to Look for Deals How to Find Deals

Coral Hernandez
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How to Locate a Profitable Fix & Flips:

The Key to finding profitable deals is knowing not where to find the deal, but rather what Number makes it a good deal. Knowing your math is the Number One important factor to finding a good to great deal.

With that being said:

How to Locate a Profitable Deal!

  • Wholesaler
    • Individuals or Companies that have Properties Under Contract. They then sell the rights to purchase it to Investor or Buyer
  • · Real Estate Broker
    • They represent multiple “Sellers” of properties. They have relationships with Owners and Investors directly, in which they are entrusted to Market and Sell their houses.
  • · “In Pocket Deals”
    • Essentially “Off Market Deals”, or Properties that you can purchase before they hit the open market. This can occur, usually through a family member or friend that is or knows someone that is getting ready to sell and you can get it at below market price
  • · Direct Mailing & Marketing (social media, SEO, Google Ads)
    • Another way to obtain Deals Off Market or Below Market Value
  • · Driving for Dollars
    • A technique where you drive around in neighborhoods that you are looking to invest in, and you look for Distressed and/or Value-Add properties. Then, you creatively find a way to Approach and ask to Buy the House from the Owner (we’ll cover this in a future post)
  • · Auctions
    • Pretty straight forward, Auction Houses place “Distressed Properties” up for bid. These houses can often time be Sight Unseen and can be High-Risk High-Reward for the Non-experienced Investors
  • · Local R.E.I.A. Meetups
    • Collection of like-minded individuals in the Real Investment Field, who gather to network and discuss potential deals
  • · Online Blogs and Networking (BiggerPockets, Linkedin, etc…)
    • Same as above
  • · Bank Asset Managers for REO properties
    • Properties that are “Distressed” and Banks want/need to get off their books

Point Blank you have to be creative and utilize a collection of different strategies, such as the ones mentioned above, and see what Blend works for you.

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Steven Foster Wilson
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Steven Foster Wilson
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Originally posted by @Stacey V Tisdell:

Thanks for the post! I'm just starting out in real estate and this was helpful information. 

 Here in Columbus Ohio, I cold call alot of property owners seeing if they would ever sell, about 1 in 1000 will, but its all it takes. You can find great deals with little competition.

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