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Odds are most good agents will know what stuff actually trades for but I’m not sure how to verify it.

LeadSherpa is a good service i had a lot of experience with if you want to go that route.The two best strategies I’ve found are inbound methods: direct mail and Google Ads.Direct mail can be expensive, but it can also yield highly discounted properties.Google Ads, on the other hand, doesn’t require data extraction like calls, direct mail, or texting.

Lender will make sure you dont open any new trade lines or have increases on your balances.

That weird uncle everyone has will be glad to help take care of any family member disputes with unconventional methods, boating accidents, hunting accidents happen every day.

Is there a method to the madness or just a shotgun approach until you find one that works?

As an accredited investor you have access to hundreds of new potential syndications every month (and crowdfunding deals which are the same thing except are allowed to market on the Internet).You may want to start off on a site like CrowdStreet or FinResi , where you can view the variety ( different types of asset classes, strategies, stances) and start to come up with your own method for looking at deals (which matches your unique, personal  risk tolerance, financial situation and financial goals).Thanks Ian.

For some investors, the trade-off is well worth it.

Columbus has become a major tech hub in the midwest with large companies like Intel investing $20 billion, Amazon investing $3.5 billion, Google building 2 new data centers: one in downtown Columbus and the other in right outside of U.S. 33 in Lancaster.I recommend working with an investor-friendly agent who focuses on cold-outreach methods like cold-calling, cold-texting, etc to bring you off-market deals.

Go to the local online property tax records. there you can get owner name and mailing address. that would be the simplest method.