It took us well over a year to find the property we're buying.

Hello, I'm in the business of finding properties for investors in the South Florida market.

New blood in the forum is always exciting.. what's your top strategy for finding hidden deals?

Those agents who are helping their clients finding a tenant are easier to talk to and my become your advocate.Here is a huge exception.   

You can find an array of them that specialize in real estate here.

Being out of state, I would suggest vetting your "team", meaning find an investor realtor, lender/s (hard $ / long term), property manager, contractors, etc.

Regardless of how you find them, try to interview at least three managers.1.

It is much easier to find HELOCS for your primary residence, but some lenders will do a HELOC on a investment property as well 

It will give you a 30,000 feet view of real estate investing as a whole for different strategies and will allow you to find new ideas and to explore and see what works for you!

I would have internet and a streaming service -I like FUBO because they have everything else but a focus on sports, which can be hard to find on some of the other streming services...They should have their own accounts if they want to watch their favorite series or whatever...