Based off of my research the best way to drive is through SEO.

I have read many books about SEO and online forums are filled with good advice.

You would have to be able to negotiate a good discount and get the property under contract in order to wholesale and unless you can show proof of funds etc. agents will not work with you.That being said  here are some ways to find motivated sellers. you can purchase lists with different motivations like absentee owners, 60-90-120 days late on mortgage, pre-foreclosure, delinquent taxes, water cutoff, code violation, evictions, probate, divorce, etc. and mail or cold call.Other methods are driving for dollars, door knocking, wholesalers, craigslist, Realtors, FSBO sites, expired listings, put out bandit signs, billboards, newspapers, other offline publications.You can use pay per click/adwords, motivated seller website with SEO, facebook, Linkedin, Youtube, and other forms of online and social media marketing.

I'll use both terms in my marketing to increase my SEO reach.

It is higher from other SEO firms.

If you understand SEO and look at traffic (where tenants are searching), you will see that the Zillow Group is gaining the most search volume from tenants looking for rentals.

if they're on a website... then everyone can look at them.you can read other threads on BP about how to find them.... but they can come from mailers, SEO / websites, driving for dollars, networking, getting on a wholesaler list, subscribing to a paid subscription service and launching a campaign, you talking to your neighbors and offering to buy their houses, or any combination. 

Thanks mate and great advice.We just recently turned on the marketing engine and it's been hectic.Crazy to witness how many disgruntled landlords there are in our market.It's a trend I noticed 10+ years ago but never bothered opening our doors to outside folks.I'm a more controlled business man nowadays so won't be doing any guerilla marketing tactics hahaWe are already killing the online game with simple SEO so it would be unfair to the rest if we pulled out all of our artillery lolThanks again and much success

I used Ownerrez but not terribly happy with the SEO options...since there are none! 

(SEO ahem cough cough).Or "FREE motivated sellers.. here's how"...and then they will tell you to go to the elderly home and sit next to their deathbed trying to get their house under contract.