Seller or Buyer who should I find first?

[Cirilo Villar]

ive been working at getting a wholesale deal for months now with no avail. I get opposing advice like that one should work on leads to find distressed properties, get it under contract, and then finding a buyer; and then im told to find the buyer first, to find a local buy and flip investor and find distressed properties according to the buyers criteria. I am lost. What advice should I follow or is there any middle ground some of you could teach me. please help, I NEED to make a wholesale deal.