My latest tenants dogs (2 labs) completely scratched the floors.

But they haven't bothered to ask if I accept dogs.

with a title something like this; "BIG BUCKS OPPORTUNITY" and simply describe to the reader that you are looking to hire " Real Estate Finders" or bird dogs (whatever works for you) and tell them to submit fire damaged house addresses, abandoned, dilapidated etc. and we will locate the owner to make a CASH offer to purchase their property.

Hi everyone,I started out investing in real estate in my teens as a bird dog for my dad.

@Solly MatipwiliIf you want to raise capital, then you should look for partnerships you can become a value add.You can do this by bird dogging, and other forms of sweat equity.Especially, with local people.

Essentially providing me with a bird dog for my market.TLDR: Its spring time and if you are feeling bogged down in analysis paralysis get out from behind the spreadsheet and go for a walk in your target market.  

Flippers usually look for bird dogs to find them deals.

I thought that by working with some local wholesalers I might be able to learn more about RE as a whole, get some mentoring/experience, learn more about my area, and make some money bird dogging/analysing properties, until I'm able to invest again myself. 

This might even be in the form of bird-dogging which is simply locating the motivated seller and letting the more experienced investor come in to negotiate the deal.To answer your question, check out this thread.  

The main reason for this is that there are a couple well-known gurus who teach how to "Wholesale Bank Owned Homes" - they sell courses around this and then take them on as a student who more or less act at their MLS Bird dogs.