These folks often have "pocket listings" and different FedEx route opportunities, both on and off the market: https://capitalbbw.com/categor...Best to do your homework, and the first year is not the easiest, but once you get the hang of it, it's well worth it.

This prompted me to shift my focus towards planning for the future and setting clear goals.Motivated by a desire to own a home someday, I began exploring listings on platforms like Zillow and Redfin.

I’m about to list my 4/3 for rent in broward for the first time and trying to price it portly.  

I figured it would put me on a mailing list forever, but what the heck I saw the PPM for Reserve at Ormond Beach. 

@micheal Jessie I build my buyers list by posting each property I get on every platform I can.

However in my city a permit is required to list on Airbnb for 30 consecutive days or less.

Chicago is not on our list of markets that meet those standards. 

It was a super cool single-family property, yet for some reason, the listing hadn't received any offers on offer day.

@Jill Barrett start networking with other investors in the UP here on BP via search feature.Ask/pay an agent to generate a list of all the houses in an area you define have sold for cash in the last 12 months - pretty good sign an investor bought it.

I use LandVision, but you can also use Propstream, etc and build lists of parcels in the markets you are looking, and then you skip trace the owners, call them/mail them, etc.