I'm on a budget, so looking to maximize the use of all the free/cheap lead gen tactics (driving for dollars, county assessor, title company, wholesalers, etc). 

Aaron we have 50 properties in IN we need you to 'inspect' for us... no worries its not an actual inspection just need you or your agents to drive to each, enter, count windows, doors, take a video and maybe a few pics and give me a report... for free... an no I'm not interested in using any of your other services. 

I was driving by and saw the neighbor, so I stopped and talked to him.

So when your driving for dollars write down addresses and then put them into google.

Here's just a few of the basic things you can do to find a deal:mailers, bandit signs, knock on doors, write offers on MLS, drive for dollars, skip trace sellers, ask friends and family for referrals, call FSBO's. 

Hello everyone, I recently bought a property with inherited tenant and, she wants to drive me crazy. 

So, super new to real estate investing and was driving for dollars.

So, super new to real estate investing and was driving for dollars.

@Milan Patel For me self managing OS is like driving blindfolded.

I personally began communicating with a few realtor before visiting so the trip wasn't just me driving around but also looking at a few properties in multiple neighborhoods and getting to decide on the realtor I'd be using for my first property.