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Most Efficient Way to Find Deals?
Hi BP Community-
I was curious as to what you all think is the most efficient way to find deals. Theres so many different ways to do it but I'm curious as to what peoples opinions are when taking into consideration time & opportunity costs, as well as actual cost of advertising and marketing.
In my opinion, canvasing neighborhoods and just talking to people is efficient because its free. Of course it does take a lot of time and I wonder if Facebook ad campaigns or even skip tracing run down houses may be more efficient (with more up front costs).
Before I put money up front, I wanted to survey the community and see their best lead generation method is.
Thanks!