go to lots and lots of meetups.2. talk to those HMLs and find out what their terms are.3. save up enough so that you have a down payment, reserves, and also enough in cash for the hold period. 

My wife and I tend to look for Commercial buildings with a residential component to them.

Worth checking out for SFRs.Hadn't heard about them and looking for a place to refer our clients - thanks, will check them out. 

If interested send me a DM for time and address. 

Quote from @V.G Jason: Brandon Turner's advice is old, outdated, and for the most part not relative to today's market.

Close to University, hospitals and Waikīkī How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

I have used Prop wire for some skip traces, but the numbers and emails it provides were not associated with the property.

Don’t use it between Now and year end. 

Sell and start fresh. 

They hit 80-90%+ accuracy, which means way fewer wrong numbers and dead ends.