Over the past three years, I’ve been using most of the major off-market techniques.One standout method has always been pulling data and feeding it into a call center to generate off-market leads.

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.

You could automate underwriting pretty easily, as well as scraping and feeding data into an underwriting AI.

I am eager to explore the opportunities that real estate investing has to offer.

@Lena CastellanoTo prepare for your first real estate purchase next year, explore house hacking options, research rental regulations, network with contractors and investors, practice deal analysis, join local REI groups, and connect with agents.

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I would also explore MTR to maximize rents.

Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

As a DSCR lender specializing in STRs, I’d be happy to help you explore options to pull out your rehab money.

This is circumstantial and market dependent but something you should explore if this land falls under this category.