How To Purchase Foreclosures

[Patrick Q.]

Hello All,

I would like to try to purchase my first rental at as ‘discounted’ a price as possible.

I plan to to BRRRR it as a means to start the ball rolling on my investment portfolio.

How do I purchase foreclosures with a conventional mortgage in NJ/NY?

Are there certain people that have access to the properties, such as the banks, certain types off real estate professionals?

Any information that anybody could provide me to start looking in the right places for leads on these would be greatly appreciated.