Strategies for pursuing off-market homes

[Sam Guertler]

I'm wondering if anyone has any tips and tricks for pursing homes off the MLS (or Zillow for that matter). What I do currently is walk around neighborhoods and look at houses that need some TLC and look at houses that have been listed for rent for a while. I'll then look up who the owner is on country record pages, but that's about as far as I get. If I were to contact someone and someone if they were interested in selling their home (that isn't currently listed), does anyone have any strategies that have worked? What did you say and what questions did you ask?

Thanks in advance. 

[Julio Garcia]

Hello Sam,  be upfront about who you are and what you're looking to do. i try not to sound like a sale's pitch, i get to know the person and what they're looking to get out of selling their home. Most of the times its about rapport and not the actual transaction. Even if they say no, keep in touch, they might remember you and fwd you your next rental. best of luck.