Just search for them.But, if you want to have equity on the purchase, you need to buy something that needs work which is why it is being sold at a discount or you need to find a motivated seller who is willing to give away some of their equity for whatever reason.

@Benjamin Cowles To be successful in the industry does not mean that all you do is buy property at a steep discount at the expense of a seller.

Just be aware of what exactly you're getting if you find a deeply discounted rate.

Great way to potetially pick property's up at a discount. 

Just want to verify this info with you all local professional investors.In addition, are there any property tax discount programs created by the city or state available to incentivize investors to invest in philly, just curious to know as well.

I've read about an 8-11% discount from the listed price, as well as going as low as 15%, primarily on properties that are fresh on the market.

Not only can they help you out tremendously with advice that some charge thousands of dollars for but lots of times they can point you in the right direction as to who the real wholesale players in the market are.

At the end, We rented it to the tenants we really liked with a discount. 

If negotiating the payoff, do you know what percent discount of the balance that I should be able to achieve?

I usually buy bulk searches at discount and use them as needed.