Some mentees will act as a bloodhound for the mentor, knocking on doors, driving for dollars, scouring the internet, making cold calls, or performing other services that help the mentor find new deals.

Locally - this is our new law - https://www.tacoma4all.org/initiative01 highlights: no cold weather evictions (November -April), No school year evictions if tenant is student or works in a school (September - June). 

Yes, cold winters (and also all the rain) in Pittsburgh will degrade a building MUCH quicker than in a warm, dry climate.

Join a brokerage, hustle on cold calls and door knocking. 

Then, you can go the off-market route, and contact the owners directly via direct mail, door knocking, or cold calling the owners and asking them if they'd have any interest in selling. 2.

The furnace dies in this place in early January and she's up a very cold Ontarian crick without a paddle.

Cold calling and marketing aren't really something I am looking to do at this moment so trying to find a respected and knowledgeable wholesaler to do that legwork. 

Mine just says, Tenant agrees to maintain indoor temperature of unit at no less than 58 degrees during the entire period of outdoor cold weather, including during Tenant absences of any length.

This is not for everyone but if you're OK with contacting strangers, you can start with Zillow FSBO listings, contacting local homeowners (door knocking, cold calls), different forms of marketing to direct sellers.All the best!

Another good way is to start cold-calling property owners.