I watch a lot of David Greene's YT videos and have messaged him directly and he gave me solid advice - if I'm going to buy outside of California, to go for appreciation states and look at the asset. 

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: Quote from @Remington Lyman: Quote from @Kyle Deboer: Being a beginner, the only markets that I am really tapped into at the moment are all extremely mainstream (zillow, realtor, etc.) and I see everyone saying I should learn to tap into underground markets but I can't seem to find anyone explaining how...

Quote from @Jack Lee: Quote from @Jonathan Greene: An absolute hard yes.

@Jonathan Greene thanks for that shout out! 

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: You are dealing with professional tenants most likely.

Greene is spot on.Let me add this.A lot of wholesalers get leads and then negotiate endlessly until the seller won’t budge below a certain number.

@Cameron Green and @Gladimir Lobo, thank you for the insightful information. 

But many booking windows across the country have compressed, and you will get bookings if you are seriously competitive.

👋Thanks for sharing David Greene’s book!

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