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Tools for finding off Market Deals
I'm looking to subscribe to a service that helps find off-market real estate deals, and am considering options like Invelo, PropStream, Deal Machine, Property Radar, and others. However, I'm unsure which of these platforms supports specific search criteria such as non-paying tenants, code violations, absentee owners, vacancies, tax liens, deceased properties, probate, and inheritance. I would appreciate your recommendations based on these criteria.
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Both PropStream and DealMachine are good if know how to use them. DealMachine has skip tracing in the pro membership now which is pretty awesome. Most people who get these apps though are hoping it will do all the work for them. What are you looking to buy by getting one of these and do you have any properties? Are you looking to buy or wholesale? If you are first-time investor looking to buy, you don't need either of these yet because you won't know how to handle the responses.
Hi Jonathan,
Thank you for your candid response. Yes, I am just starting out, and I am looking to buy. Not wholesale.
Hey @Ignatius Okeke one thing to consider is partner up with someone who is a wholesaler or at least has access to these tools. If you source a property and provide the lead, then offer them a kickback if the deal goes under contract. They win, you win.
Hi Ryan, I appreciate your response.