Like where can you go to find someoneAny place you will find experienced investors; Here on BP, at investor meetings, at boot camps and seminars, at houses being rehabbed, at auctions, and even rent court.

RE is a long term play, but you can get caught if you pay too much on a short term plan.I'd suggest that Warren's comment be considered in the frenzy at the courthouse steps or at auction where the excitement may drive you to raise your number when it should stay in your pocket. :)

Other ways that investors may come upon a property are through pocket listings, direct mail, auctions, and established relationships.Before this recent hike in price/demand, where did most of your deals come from and where did you actively seek deals?

. :)"[b]Be a transaction engineer, not a 1 trick lease option pony.Serve the Seller, and he/she will sing your praises.

The trustee puts it up for auction at the Courthouse steps.I bid on it, and won the bid.

I may try to hit up the county auctions.

If it's an on-line bid on Fannie Mae, HUD, or auction site properties, it won't matter.

Any sale overage at auction will pay down other lien holders behind you or be remitted to the borrower.

The hedges have driven us little guys away from the foreclosure auctions, plus they're buying everything at near retail from about $80k to $180k, so there's some pressure on decent listings.

That being said I spend a lot of time looking at listing and reading up on here but its been over a month since i finished my last deal.It seems to me with the market in the area picking up agents are busy and seem to be less responsive.I have no problem doing more more to find the property but I want to spend my time efficiently as i feel i am now wasting time.I spent a lot of time months ago at foreclosure auctions but it seemed very few were being sold and the few good deals that the bank didnt take back there was a bunch of regulars that seemed to be in the business for years ( i would go early and listen to the regulars chatting to get a feel for who was who).