Other than driving for dollars and looking up county records of vacant properties, what are some effective ways to find off-market properties before they are listed on the MLS?

What would an intelligent investor do with this?
I have a 3 bdrm, 1 bth, double lot, safe neighborhood, fully renovated SFR at 3902 State St, Bridgeport, Michigan for 120-ish. DOM = ~3 months.
Price is good. While ...

Fellow BPers,I'm currently debating which role to pursue on a part-time basis: home inspector or real estate agent? A bit of background--I'm a relatively new investor (2 years and 3 properties/deals now under my belt)...

I need a brown paper bag.

I mailed 9 letters yesterday. They were a mix of probates and distressed homeowners. I spent my lunch break handwriting the letters and dropping them off.

I get a phone call today from on...

If you didn't get a chance to read pt.1 then the link to pt.1 is below, make sure to read pt.1 first to take the full value of how we structured/worked this deal! Part 1
I know there are a ton of investors out there ...

Hey all you new (and perhaps not so new) investors!!How's 2018 going? For me, it's been pretty darn busy. Just closed our 3rd deal of the year, (got two more in the pipeline) started a commercial project, launching mo...

Hi ,We have a single family home in Bay area and are planning to invest in Sacremento area. I am inclined towards new construction homes(SFR) in Rancho Cordova or in Folsom. My husband is more leaning towards Tracy. H...

Hi everyone!
A couple episodes ago on the BP podcast Brandon talked about fear being the culprit behind people not making any money... because it stops them from taking action. That got to me. So I'm here to get out ...

Hello Bigger Pockets!  I'm new to these forums and hoped to ask my first question - for those that have already reached their goals of financial independence, or are are getting close and making plans, I'm curious to ...