Have you had success with the Bandit Sign approach?

What are some successful ways people are using to get houses before they hit the MLS. 

If they own several they are obviously investors.Once you get a response from the seller of the vacant house, negotiate a deal to buy it for all cash and get it under contract.

I've been amassing the info necessary to have a decent grasp of the principles required and the tools to be successful in wholesaling, to start.

Congratulations and I wish you a ton of success.

to be honest, i would just not tell them what your after.. i have been scouting out brokers since i just passed my state exam here in Florida and i have found that many agents in the office are only part time or still have their license at the office, but after a few months found no success and had to get another job in hopes of coming back and never did.. so many agents according to the brokers ive talked to had many agents with 0 sales for the entire year.. your an independent contractor to them, they cant force you to bring them business.. they make money no matter what way you find houses using their office...

One thing to keep in mind if you hire a PM is they may charge you for every lease signed,  so if they rent to a group - that's one charge, if they rent to 4 separate students - that is 4 leases and 4 charges, see if you can negotiate that  - could cost you $300 for group and $1200 individual if you don't negotiate that fee with them.

They aren't going to negotiate a discount on the mtg for you, as the new owner.  

I found the property manger before I looked at properties.I enjoy looking for the deals and negotiating the terms.

hello to all. just a quick description of myself. i am a real estate investor working in the western New York area. i have been doing this in this area for 12 years now, with many successes. i am a licensed home inspector, work as a handyman for a local property management company, and currently own several investment houses. i can safely say that i know the area quite well. given my home inspectors experience, i feel very confident in my ability to judge the condition of a house and evaluate the rehab to bring it back to a marketable condition. having a degree in accounting, i feel quite confident in my ability to manage the numbers part of the transaction as well. having recently passed a course in furnace installation and repair, i feel i can safely replace appliances such as the furnace if need be and a water heater if need be, saving large sums of money in the rehab. he is what i am looking for. i am looking for a HML to fund my latest find. a 4 bedroom, one bath house with two stall garage in a family neighborhood that i currently own 2 houses in and have purchased more in the same neighborhood in the passed.