Older people like this often need a little extra help with technology.

I like them both, in general, but the best way to find a town to invest in outside of where you live if it's not affordable and if you don't want to be withing driving distance easily (recommended) is to make two lists:1. every town you have ever lived in or visited for more than a month2. every town your closest friends and family live (the ones you like)Then you take those two lists and see where they overlap with the data or lists you are using.

This market calls for patience and perhaps a little extra negotiation savvy, but for those who lean in, it’s packed with potential.Sellers, hang tight!

Basically my Seller just needed $6K more because a Buyer's Agent wanted to get paid an extra $2K. 

If you need a reliable roofing contact, let me know—I’d be happy to recommend someone.Your agent should have negotiated a clear possession date that accounts for the seller needing extra time to move.

I spent the last three weeks scraping data on this very topic. 

We also commit to going to our STR every 4-6 weeks and checking in, it is an extra cost but has bore fruit for us.

I assume that with the overage from the renovation, it probably ate into any extra contingency fund?

The missing element/data point here is the market rents in the area and how your units compare to the market.

This approach works well for wholesalers who sell deals to flippers, and flippers or realtors can benefit even more by taking the extra step to generate their own off-market leads.No one said methods like cold calling, direct mail, or Facebook/Google ads won’t help a realtor find off-market opportunities.Just a friendly thought, especially given the high costs associated with Zillow leads.