You shouldn't spend all your time playing detective on behalf of others.

I recommend setting up keyword alerts for each area as they are discussed in the forums daily with advertisements posted in the BiggerPockets marketplace hourly.

You can look for active wholesalers in the area you are looking to invest, you can be active in social media sites like FB marketplace, craigslist, etc., you can look at forclosures, there is a marketplace on this website with off market listings, the list goes on and on. 

@Selvin CummingsI can’t believe I’m saying this but Facebook marketplace in my area has legitimate listings.

(*the seller is 77 years old and said he won’t finance for more than 5 years)For me it’s the idea of the unknown lending practices of the market  place .. trump will be out and the political climate may be very different from today .

There's the BP marketplace.

Facebook marketplace.

Funding sources are outlined in the Bigger Pocket Market place. 

This time of year is periodically slower but you also have a lot of rentals coming on the market this time of year and new product being introduced to the marketplace

You could put in the marketplace section with a pro or plus account.