Quote from @Benjamin Blunt: What are the best strategies or tools that you use to find Off-Market Properties?

Here are a few strategies that might help:- Leverage Industry Benchmarks: Many investors use a percentage of gross rental income as a quick estimate for operating expenses.

You could see an attorney or even better talk about it with your financial planner many have legal tech now that makes it essentially frictionless to get your estate work done and keep it updated.  

I realizing the duplex conversion strategy is more complex I probably wouldn't try it on my first property, just want to get a sense of what's possible in the Chattanooga market :) Thanks!

Partner Driven saw the potential to generate a solid return with minimal risk, making it a perfect fit for our investment strategy.

so, you're maxing out debt service which makes it tougher to cash flow.with that said, no matter the purchase strategy, you should always make sure you're using actual numbers, and not random assumptions.for example - some people will throw out '10% for capex.' 

We were very clear that we were looking for strategies and why and it all sounded good in the initial interview.

I was speaking with a man who has a long history in lending and working for a bank, and he was poking some holes in an investment strategy I was formulating.

You're going to have to scrap like crazy to break even - think rent by the room, short term, mid term strategies that require more work.

It is all about having the right strategy.