I'm aware of the wholesale technique, my only issues are that I'm having trouble finding 'motivated sellers' and in the event that I did find one, how do I go about getting it under contract and finding a buyer willing to come in and take it over?

SE is essentially social security / medicare.A flipping business is treated differently than someone renting out real estate.

I hope there is a fair deal reached for our budget, social programs need to be managed much better and trimmed.

Sometimes being creative requires using more than one technique in conjunction, so knowing about diverse techniques will help you be more creative.

Medicare and social security will not be touched, for the time being.

There are some other techniques for doing wholesaling, but you don't mention anything that makes me think you're using those (e.g., buying in an LLC and then selling the LLC, or using options.)

Is there a technique to make on offer on the property before it is listed?

I love the techniques and psychology behind negotiations.

My strategy has 3 prongs:1) Network at investment club meetings: there's no substitute for shaking hands & looking people in the eye.2) Social media marketing: upload all of your contacts to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+.

With only about 7 miles width and depth, coupled with tight city coding, the city does not have enough units to satisfy demand to live here.In addition, the social media bubble on top of explosive growth from companies such as Apple and Google has created a situation where many newly wealthy holders of stock options in said concerns are able to bid up the price of properties beyond long term value.