Passive investing is to be part of an investment team buying larger multi-family property without being the lead investor who will source, negotiate and close the deal. 

Everything is fuzzy and seems to lead to information overload .Is there anyone that can point me in the right direction so that this fizzy picture starts to become clear .

You can use this to quickly sort leads, but you still need to base your offers primarily off of the seller's financials and upside available.There exist deals that have been acquired at negative CAP rates that were home run deals.

The MLS is VERY valuable for housing data and what is selling in a particular area, sales is the lifeblood of any Real Estate Investors business also it's a very good lead source and you can figure out what the market is doing as well.

Hi Guy's I am new to the form but, have some experience with bandit signs, they are great for lead generation.

Send a different marketing piece every 3-5 weeks for 5-7 weeks is great.Keep your message simple in the beginning and expand or elaborate as you continue to send to those on your list.Be specific in your lead search.

You will hear people say that if you try to make a deal out of a non deal, your problem is not having enough leads.  

@Trey Brooks, if you'd like to bird dog for me, I'll be happy to show you the ropes in exchange for leads and walk you through putting the deal together on each one you bring to me.  

You need 100 leads in which 10 will be worth your time to try and make a deal...

I'm starting to get a small stream of leads coming in, but I am in need of a real estate agent with access to the MLS in Washington state.