Finding off market properties

[Justin Brown]

Hello everyone I was wondering if any of you guys know how to find cheaper deals that are not on market. The reason I am asking is because I live in Charlotte and my market is pretty expensive. So, with that said I feel like I should try to find some off market properties to see if I can find cheaper deals that way. I told this to one of my friends and he gave me the advice of looking up properties for rent on FB marketplace and Craigslist and calling those owners to see if they would be interested in selling their property. Do you guys think this is a good idea or do you think there is something else you would recommend me doing?