All Forum Posts by: Joval Mathai

One strategy I've found that works well in the past is driving around, finding a property that is clearly a rental (a bit rundown, lawn not taken care of, etc.), then pulling the title for the properties that I find. Often on the other end of the conversation is a landlord who is not happy with dealing with tenants anymore and has "given up" on driving by and making sure the property is taken care of. 

It certainly doesn't work all the time, but usually 15-20% of the time I get somewhere in terms of a discussion. I usually do that with larger multifamily properties, but it would work even better with smaller ones I would think!

What towns are you looking at?

Hi @Joval Mathai not much on the MLS right now, market is heating up again more properties coming on each week but are going quick still. What market are you looking in?

Hey Joval, welcome to BiggerPockets! This is surely the best place to start networking and learning. You have to keep in mind that when you're looking at Zillow, you're practically looking at deals that "everyone" is looking at. There are other means on finding good listings. Best to reach out to an Agent and have help you out on your search with MLS listings and off market deals. Here are some other ways to increase your search: https://www.biggerpockets.com/... 

Best of luck out there!

I'm curious why your journey has been tough. Will it help you to talk about it? Dm me

Plenty of deals out there.  Learn your market and learn to market.