We found the Linda Street deal through our partner, Seth Choate, who identified the opportunity and brought it directly to us.

We found the Safford St deal through our partner, Karen Schneyer, who identified the opportunity and brought it directly to us.

We found the Park Street deal through our partner, Zachary Clemmensen, who identified the opportunity and brought it directly to us.

We found the Stanislaus Ave deal through our partner, Seth Choate, who identified the opportunity and brought it directly to us.

Using Loopnet or Crexi identify the top Commercial agents in that market for your type of investment. 

The Taylor Law Firm, Harrison Law Firm, and Gene Davis Law are a few who I have used.As mentioned by David Ramirez, I would recommend partnering up with someone or identifying and working with a number of cash buyers prior to signing the purchase agreement.

"My name is Isaiah, I am a local investor looking to start my investing journey and have started by identifying some properties with long-time owners with good equity.

@Meri Hamada what work have you done to identify your potential STR guest pool?

Identify areas you want to be better, and work on them until you are satisfied.5.

If you want appreciation, identify markets with expanding industries, positive growth trends, and bright economic forecasts.Read this article on the "core 4".