What is software is good for Deal finding

[Zachary Vanison]

Hey bigger pockets   community I watched a lot of videos on what software to use to find deals and there’s so many different answers that contradicts itself I’m confuse guys😅 but I wanna ask you guys what’s good for finding deals? I appreciate you guys taking your time and giving  me your advice.

[Michael K Gallagher]

Hey @Zachary Vanison welcome to the forums.  It really depends on the type of property and asset class you are going after and how you plan to find these "deals".  

In my opion, if you are going to be walking around town or driving for dollars there is no better solution out there then deal machine.

If you want to stick to your desk and pull lists to call or mail then I'd say prop stream is probably great.

You can also have a local realtor or agent you work with put you on a search for properties that have been on the market over 60 days.

Another free option is that your local county auditor will likely have a way to export lists of public data on certain types of properties.  That could get you going also.

I've found the best success in a combination or cross reference of multiple sources.  For instance if I mail a person a postcard and it comes back not deliverable thats a deal I go and hunt down because most people just keep on sending out postcards and ditch the addresses that have some bad data or whatnot in them causing the mail to bounce.  That to me are the  ones worth chasing down, the hard ones.