In general, RE Agents and Brokers find business several main ways:1) Personal sphere/database.

The bill calls for county assessors in Colorado to keep a database of all STR/Airbnb properties in the county.

Some just send a simple query to a database, others hand scrub, by real people, in order to get the best results.

Many counties have online databases for public access.Legal Consultation: Since deciphering legal documents and understanding the implications of various codes can be complex, consulting with a real estate attorney can provide clarity and guidance on how to proceed with clearing the title or addressing any discovered liens.

In my research I also read that the potential private lenders information are kept in your database and presented the investment opportunity only after the distress property is placed under contract.Can anyone out there explain the process and let me know if I’m mistaken in my understanding?

So we dove into Realtor.com’s residential listing database to look at the metro-level data.43 of the Top 100 cities by population saw active inventory decline YoY in January 2024.

In the commercial world there isn't any kind of centralized data base, like the MLS.

Typically, 20+ will be in the commercial brokers, and from here there is no real central database of listing, like the MLS is for single family and smaller multis.

In Virginia you can include these in your selection criteria but you do run risks if the database is wrong or you get the wrong person in your background check.Think carefully before establishing your selection criteria because you MUST stick to it.

If this is a broker I would see if they can check any other lenders that they have in their network that could give you a better rate/term on the loan (they can check their database pretty quick).