I have quite a bit of equity in my house, so I'm in the process of setting up a HELOC to help fund some of my deals.While I'm anxiously waiting to get that all set up (I need to take care of some minor repairs and updates after renting to my brother before I can get an appraisal), I am eager to be searching for deals; I really enjoy the hunt (though I think there are a lot of ways I can improve my searching techniques).

I’m in Mississippi and I wanted to know what are some good ways to research the overall market if I’m new to it, what are some techniques I could use that would be helpful, what are things I could be looking up, what keys help me to predict appreciation/depreciation in the future other than reading local articles.

If you can't find money, then try your hand at creative techniques like sandwich lease-options, subject to, seller financing, etc.

Hi, I just spoke to a realtor in OH that tried that technique with zero results and quite a bit of $$ spent.

It is easier to tailor a good response if we know something about you.That said, I recently faced a similar problem on my first new construction home.

It is a complex but effective technique.

@Michael Norris There's no doubt that there are more better deals to be had by yellow letters or other wholesaler techniques than you will find on the MLS.   

Much of the advice in there confirms techniques and strategies that I've learned over the course of my career, but I learned a lot as well.

Or, go to my website, www.besthousingsolutions.org to fill out the Solution Builder Form and get the process started.Alisa JenningsBest Housing Solutions [email protected], I just feel like I'm not sure what to focus my attention on, and if I should just keep at it sending out these letters and stick to that, or if I need to be putting up signs, posting ads on craigslist, and doing all these other marketing techniques as well?

Hello I'm new to learning real estate I'm working on doing the driving for dollars technique , but I'm confused to where and how to get a contract once I find a buyer and seller can someone please explain this to me .