Or, you'll get so well known that other investors will want to fund your deals.Below is a piece we wrote about how to build your network and search for deals.

Do a Google search for Awesome Arcades.

If you search for groups with "wholesale" or other keywords you'll see them, there's a lot.

I think most people searching in a given area are not looking to prey they are purposely looking for lodging.

You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, Facebook, or a Google search.

You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, Facebook, or a Google search.

Check county recordsUse online search tools like PropStream, Reonomy, PropertyShark, etc.Use local GIS mapping tools (ask your county)Search online directories for LLC or TrustTalk to neighborsHire a skip tracerSend a letter to the propertyThere are a lot of options.

Often you are getting a pretty sizeable discount for your efforts, resulting in both captured equity and cashflow.The best ugly properties go quickly, so when I was looking, I got in the habit of searching daily.  

I'm looking into possibly doing a 1031 or reverse 1031, have kind of identified potential markets. 

Nothing wrong with partnerships - I have used one to scale way faster than I would have on my own because he brought skills I didn’t have - but if you can do a deal on your own first to get a better understanding of the entire process it may help you identify what you need from a partner and what types of things should be in the operating agreement.As for the operating agreement, be sure you sit down with an experienced attorney who will help go over the dozens of scenarios that may come up and how you would like to handle them.