Newbie in Austin, why are deals so hard to find?

[Bob Zhang]

Newbies just starting in Austin. Mainly doing fix and flips. We have been doing some searching for deals on our own but is thinking of using some whole sellers or other deal finding services that can help us save some time and effort. But its so hard to find anything in Austin. Even the whole sellers don't find a lot of deals, when they do there is almost always heavy competition for it. Is anyone having better luck in Austin or are we just not finding the right people or method. Thnx! 

[Scott Kidd]

Bob that seems to be the Austin market in general. I know plenty of wholesalers that have their exclusive buyers and it can feel like a closed network to newbies. Continuing to network and joining the different meet up groups for real estate is the fastest way I was able to build up my network in the area.