Do you use bird dogs? Are you a bird dog?

[Laurie Johnson]

Was wondering if anyone works with bird dogs and if so how do you find them? If you are a birddog how did you get started?

[Mitch Messer]

Hi @Laurie Johnson! We do work with bird dogs. Usually they find us and BP has been a great place for many to do so.

Look for small- to medium-sized operators (Google "we buy houses <your-local-area>"), call them up, and see if they are open to receiving leads and then paying if they buy the properties.

The biggest challenge of being a bird dog is quickly learning how to recognize a bona fide deal and not waste your time (or the operator's) with non-deals. You've often got to kiss a whole bunch of frogs before finding a prince. It's your job to find the deals that we can't find on our own.

While it is hard work, it's probably the best practical training in deal recognition and acquisition, which I consider to be the #1 and #2 skills of a successful real estate operator.