Jamari's local market knowledge was crucial in securing the property for $165,000.

Local real estate investor meetups are a great place to introduce yourself, meet people in your market that you'll inevitably do business with, build a good team, and learn from guest speakers as well as the other meetup-goers.Bonus advice: get started!

Use the magnifying glass on local FB groups and search for "housekeeper" and also use the enemy method. 

As I'm sure you are aware, real estate is a hyper local game in which markets vary by the street.

Network with local real estate agents, wholesalers, and other investors to find off-market deals.

Like Alicia mentioned, typically not advertised you will want to get to know the individuals.

I retired in 2008 after 21 years as a JTAC.Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of your screen, and you can search for other MEMBERS or LOCAL MEETUPS.

I know they partner with some local hotels to bring guests in, and those hotels are super expensive.  

They are substantially similar.The bottom-line requirements for wholesalers are:A buyer must disclose to a seller of their intention to wholesale the property;A buyer must disclose they are selling their equitable interest/contract rights (versus selling the property) in all marketing, advertisements and communications with other parties;It is important that each and every communication, ad, sign, post and communication have a disclosure that the wholesaler is marketing and selling their equitable interest or their contract rights.

., and some local amenities native to the city in most of our STRs.