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How Do I Find Deals ; Where to Look for Deals How to Find Deals
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.
Most Popular Reply

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.