If your asset is older and/or smaller, you may have better luck with local community banks or credit unions.

Agents are also susceptible to this, but tends to be more prevalent in the wholesaler community.

MAREI's still here, we meet at the Double Tree on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 6 to 9 and we have a meeting after the meeting.1st Meeting is FREE.We have generally 100 in attendance.Come out and check it out, join our community -Next meeting is February 11th, 2025

In terms of deal flow I would reach out to a couple of wholesalers, agents and join some local investor groups either on Facebook or online local community to start.

I first want to say that I am a new participant in the community but I have followed you guys since Brian ran all the pods(Ha!)

After a rehab budget of $20k, We resold for $355k which was the highest recorded sale in the community EVER!

Quote from @Kavya Veerapaneni: Hi BiggerPockets Community,I’m relocating to Danbury, CT, from Reading, PA, after accepting a new job.

It's a smaller, family-friendly community that draws a ton of repeat vacationers (families will book the same place year after year). 

I've been active in the community for many many years.

My brother and I have decided to join this community in hopes of getting a good start in the world of Flipping.