I'm planning to call and schedule at time to visit the property this week so I'll get more info.  

Then maybe just visiting firms near me.

I am from Florida and will be visiting Dallas next week .

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If the owner or ex owner live only 15 minutes away I would go visit them as ask questions.

My advice is to visit many for sale by owner sites AND real estate websites for potential leads.As a wholesaler, your focus should be to find properties; fit them into your investing formula; and make offers.

How often do you visit the area?

I then either called or personally visited those people.

Since then, I've visited banks to get information about requirements for loans, I've partially completed online real estate training courses (discontinued when I moved to Korea).

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