Foreclosure lists I think can be determined at some sites like propstream (I've never used it so I could be wrong).3: networking with lawyers that do probate situation and/or divorce situations and want a quick close4: Owner occupant of a property on Hud Homestore - basically trying to help first time homebuyers buy - less competition5: tax auction and tax auction sites6: Offering on properties that have been sitting on the MLS for LONG periods of time and low balling them.7: Calling owners that have recently had their property pulled from the MLS.8: Wholesalers that are selling to you with an assignment fee.9: Low balling every property you look at on the MLS and seeing what sticks.10: FSBO with strong negotiation skills.11: MLS when you see the property really quick once it comes on MLS and put in a full price offer but it was mispriced low (I got a gem a few years ago that has probably close to doubled in values since 2020 when I bought it).12: MLS offers that you really want to ownI might be missing some others but these are the general classes of people that I have noticed. 

Sellers are still wanting "too much" as they typically think their deals should still be trading in the 4-5% cap rate range.While I won't pretend to have a crystal ball, I generally think: a) if you want to get a deal today, you are going to need to be more aggressive then you probably are comfortable with in your assumptions.  

You should first identify an area where possibly you can come anywhere near the ball park of what you are requesting.

I'm have actually invested in Mexico and not in the US precisely in order to get higher returns.

Fast forward to today, and they've fine-tuned this tool so well that it's like having a crystal ball for home values, nailing down prices with jaw-dropping accuracy.But the real game-changer is something they're calling a "housing super app."

A little up, little flat, little more down, repeat…Economist Mark Zandi agrees, “[The Fed’s] got everything they need to start cutting rates…It’s just a question of precisely when.”Why Hasn’t the Fed Cut Rates?

You're in a position like most now trying to "crystal ball" what interest rates will be like in the future.

If a large investor with 100 units wants to use you as their PM and their portfolio is a great fit for your business I know for a fact that almost every PM company will play ball and negotiate fair terms.

However your situation becomes a trickier case study since these properties first served as your primary residence which could provide additional benefits form a tax perspective not available to an owner of investment real estate and nobody has a crystal ball and knows the property with certainty will transition into an investment property. 

Step the heck up and grab your destiny by the balls and take control.