Best Way to Find off Market Properties

[Alan Gordon]

Hi BiggerPockets Fam,

Im learning the way to Real Estate investing. I Have made connections with a lot of buyers and sellers. Im starting to realize that most buyers prefer off Market Properties. I am helping those buyers find these off market properties. But most of the properties I have came across have been on MLS. How do I find sellers, or ways to find leads for off market properties? This is the missing link to my equation of hopefully becoming a successful investor. Also how can I determine if a property is off market or not?

Any help would be amazing! thank you