You can also buy lists from companies like list source and there are some REI software companies that have a cash buyer search feature.Best way to find motivated sellers is to purchase lists and compile lists from city and county for 60-90-120 days late on mortgage, pre-foreclosure, delinquent taxes, water cutoff, code violation, probate, divorce, high equity, etc. and mail or cold call.Other methods are driving for dollars, door knocking, wholesalers, craigslist, Realtors, FSBO sites, expired listings, foreclosure sites, put out bandit signs, billboards, newspapers, other offline publications.If you have the funds you can run TV commercials, do pay per click/adwords, facebook, Linkedin, Youtube, and other forms of online advertising and social media postings.Bottom line is consistency.

Hi James, I will say it is great that you're going through the process of rethinking where you want to set that price; and I don't want to knock Craigslist or Facebook for posting your listing because a lot of landlords have luck finding tenants there.

I'm still plugging away ... cold calling, sending letter AND knocking on doors! 

I wasn’t really wanting to door knock those in distress but driving for dollars and knocking seems an only option for finding the truly good deals.

You can also buy lists from companies like list source and there are some REI software companies that have a cash buyer search feature.Best way to find motivated sellers is to purchase lists and compile lists from city and county for 60-90-120 days late on mortgage, pre-foreclosure, delinquent taxes, water cutoff, code violation, probate, divorce, high equity, etc. and mail or cold call.Other free methods are driving for dollars, door knocking, wholesalers, craigslist, Realtors, FSBO sites, expired listings, foreclosure sites, put out bandit signs, If you have the funds you can use billboards, newspaper ads, other offline publications., TV commercials, radio ads, do pay per click/adwords, facebook, Linkedin, Youtube, and other forms of online advertising and boosted/promoted social media postings.Bottom line is consistency.

I was thinking about just door knocking on some of those to inquire about the owners plans for the property.

While it takes 4 years to obtain a bachelors degree in real estate, a real estate license can be knocked out in a matter of weeks or months and will teach you the majority of the same things as the degree would.  

I knock doors for a remodeling company already so maybe I can go hit a few doors in my ideal areas to try and get in contact with some owners.

What techniques did you use or are using for door knocking?

On the other hand, if you got such a good deal, it might be the time to knock out your first flip.