Lehigh Valley Agents/Deals

[Tuna Sakallioglu]

Hello everyone! I'm an investor from Jersey City, NJ. Just getting started with real estate investment and was looking to buy my first small multi-family property. Based on other posts I saw thought that Lehigh Valley might be a good place so I started connecting with Realtors and Lenders there.

Couple of realtors I came across mentioned that it's very difficult to find good BRRRR or Flip (value add) deals in the area on MLS. Some others also mentioned it's difficult to find contractors that are not already booked. So wanted to ask:

1) Anyone else had any similar challenges and if there's any good tips on finding off-market deals and contractors?

2) Any investor friendly realtors that you would recommend?

3) Do realtors usually only send you MLS deals or are there ones that research off-market deals for their clients as well?

Thanks!