You should be outworking your competition to steal marketshare and make people want to return and spread word of mouth. 

You knock on doors, do mailers, put up signs, send letters, word of mouth - there are 101 ways to find people who want to sell that aren't listed in the MLS.

Word of mouth.

It's unbelievably difficult.So, far we've been looking in local "word of mouth" type Facebook groups.

Bad things happen to Good people everyday, I offer practical experience credit advice to those who want to listen, I had one renter that rented from me for 4 years, rebuilding her credit, She had me fill out forms for financial institutions about her rental history, last fall she Qualified for her first home , I couldn't have been happier for her.

@Anna BuffkinYeah briargate had put a real bad taste in my mouth for condos but I am glad to hear that not all are that expensive.

@Theodore ArztIf you ever feel tempted to believe even a single word that comes out of a convicted felon's mouth, you're setting yourself up for a fall.

How did you find those, referrals, direct marketing, word of mouth, drive for dollars?

I do commercial property management and 100% of my sites are long distance, sometimes in small towns where it’s tough to get word of mouth recommendations.

Networking and word of mouth has generated the most leads.