A well know Real Estate Investor who is on Podcasts for both Bigger Pockets' & ConnectedInvestors.com, winning numerous awards for "Investor Of The Year" has completely gone GHOST on me!

I'd look into other creative methods or pulling in another partner3.

I've listened to 100+ podcasts, read numerous books and have talked to some Professionals over the last year or so.

If there are other options let me know.1st: Hard money- for the BRRRR method. 2nd.

Seller financing may be the only method that you could get away with no hard credit check.

Also, you'll find out that there are numerous ways to put together deals even if you don't have a lot of money.The key to being and staying successful in this business (as in most businesses today), is to get educated and keep your knowledge up to date as the market changes.

We have been working with numerous west coast investors for several years now in helping them curate rental portfolios in the Cleveland market consistent with their investment criteria. 

We followed the Dave Rasmey method pretty rigorously up to step 4 (have an emergency fund and pay off all consumer debt.)

I wanted to ask if anyone had any experience in the following methods of finding deals:- Foreclosure- Probate- Short sales / pre-foreclosureAny pro's & con's of searching this way?

This has happened on numerous properties that I have spoken with an agent about.