51 Ways to Find Properties

This is amazing information,what I keep coming across is when I find a property, and go look it up on Assessor's sites, can't get information, they want to charge. I know i am going onto the citys site. Any suggestions.
i live in California.

Thank You
Richard

Richard: There is much public information online that is free; however, that does not guarantee that all of the information that we might want in regard to a property is going to be available for free, it depends on the area that you are in, and some data is simply not provided by government, they are sometimes restricted by law.
The gateway that we usually recommend that you use to access public record is www.netronline.com, which is simply an access point with links to various county websites around the country. In most areas, you can link with country recorder's, or county assessor's office information on properties at no charge by entering the address of the property.
This may give you a different access point for information, but I'm not able to guarantee that it will change what you have to pay for in regard to information. I hope it helps you get what you are looking for.

Hi Dallin,
Thanks for posting that information. I have used several of those ways and have heard of several more. There are a few ones I have not heard of. I will certainly have to give those a try sometime.
Amanda

Thanks for posting these 51 ways to find properties. You just refreshed my memory with a couple of the of the ones you listed and I will be using some of the strategies tomorrow.

how amazing is this post. Thanks a million Dallin for taking out your time to post this great information which will change my life forever. Right now I'm currently using 1-5 agents. I gave them specific assignment. I have some who pull up listing for me and I have some who i send in offers through. Also I use bandit signs, business cards, and word of mouth. I'm about to explore on the remaining 48 ways to find properties.

I know I will be far from my competitors using your 51 ways to fishing those property deals out there

You're awesome and Once again thanks so much

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TC
Miami, FL

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This info is really helpful. I've closed 2 assignment deals and am kinda at a stand still. Needed a new resource for marketing and this helps loads!! Thanks

First, thank you to everyone for your positive comments. The real thing I am looking for from you, however, is the report on your success in finding additional properties using these methods and being able to put more deals together. So you all owe me a report back here after you implement these methods.
Now the other side of using this information, as I see it is to broaden our ability to make deals happen. Elsewhere in this forum I have talked about the two sides to every deal and how some sellers are flexible on terms while others are flexible on price.
Early in my investing career, I decided that if I could utilize a solid strategy for each of these two flexibilites, I could be more versatile and assist more people. So I developed my two-fisted approach to knock down more deals. One fist is wholesaling, for people who are flexible on their price, but need their money right away. The other fist is sandwich lease option, for people who are determined to get a high price, but can be flexible on when they receive their money.
Knowing that whichever way they can be flexible, I have a technique that fits was a great way for me to get started, and regardless of the other strategies I have added to my own investing, I continue to wholesale and set up sandwich lease options today.
Some of the methods listed above are going to bring you properties that work best for wholesaling, while others are more geared for sandwich lease options. Perhaps some of you will want to adopt the two-fisted approach described here as part of your real estate strategy.

Thanks Dallin,

These can be part of my 'goals' list to see which work better in my area for me. Also love the two fist approach, great advise in many situations.

God Bless,
Nancy

This is great to learn at this time! Stan and I just joined the success academy two weeks ago. Stan will be so thrilled when I show him this information! Thank you so much for the insite of a good two fisted way to accomplish deals . But I do have one more question, What does a sandwich lease option? I will copy or bookmark this page.
Cindy

Relady.13 and Cbardy43, Thank you both for your positive words, I really appreciate those comments and hope that the value of these posts will be great.
Cbardy43, I have posted information about Sandwich Lease Options in other areas on the forum, but will have to check to see how much I've written, it's sometimes difficult to recall what details I've shared. So I will provide a brief explanation here, check my posts tomorrow, and if I need to add more detail, I'll create a new post and reference it in this string.
In brief and simple terms, a lease option starts with a lease, and typically ends with a purchase. The buyer does have an option though, to either exercise their option and purchase the property, or to walk away at the conclusion with no further obligation.
A sandwich lease option is a situation where we, as investors, negotiate a lease option with a property owner (making us the buyer in this transaction), and then place a tenant/buyer in the property with another lease option agreement (making us the seller in this transaction). We negotiate our agreements so that all the numbers on the tenant/buyer side are bigger, which gives us a profit margin in the deal. It's called a sandwich lease option because we are in the middle, like being in the middle of a sandwich. And in case you aren't sure if you want to be in the middle of a sandwich, just remember, no one buys a sandwich just to get the bread. It's what's in the middle that counts.
Hope this helps, and as indicated, tomorrow I'll either reference other locations to find more about sandwich lease options, or else I'll post a more detailed description.

Dallin,

this is a pretty extensive list; I think that anyone can find a property using any of the suggestions. I myself have found and purchased properties using Craigslist, Zillow, my Realtor, www.hudhomestore.com, www.homesteps.com, www.homepath.com, reo properties from various bank websites...

Wow. The 2-fisted approach is just what I was looking for. Yes I'd rather be prepared to handle both situations at once. Thanks for sharing!

I love it!!!!

You're definitely going to get a report of my success putting some deals together using these methods. Also I have started using your PRICE and TERMS approach method. I find it fun using that method. For instance, I called up a seller like a two weeks who's asking price was the FMV. SO I was "I understand you want the high price out of your home am I correct?'" he was like yeah lol then I went ahead and said 'If I show you a way you can get more than than your asking price and even with more interest, is there any reason you wouldnt listen to me?" lol he was dumb founded for like 5 seconds lol and was yeah sure why not so i was like in order for me to show you the way we have to spread the payment. He was like for how long I said 60 months. I feel like there telling a seller 60 months and 5 years is two different thing. % years looks longer while 60 months. So basically the deal didnt work out because he didnt agree to the 60 months even when I reduced it to 3 years( I wasn't about to go any lower than that). He wanted to cash out but like I said his asking price was firm and was the FMV. I backout of the deal. (seller wasnt that motivated at all)

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TC
Miami, FL

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First, thank you so much Valerie for adding some additional methods of finding available properties, I hope that others will do the same. And thanks TC for sharing from your experience, and promise to share your successes. And thank you Donna and Success32 for your positive comments. I've learned about myself that when I receive compliments, I want to share more, so you've done the right thing here.
I promised in my post above that I would track some additional information that I have posted in other strings. For more information on the two-fisted approach and on sandwich lease options, please go to the "Marketing to Buyers and Sellers" category, subcategory "Two Sides to Every Deal." In this string, I have shared some additional information on these two topics, including what I call the Profit Chart, which is a set of guidelines to make sure all your deals are profitable.
I also have a long list of steps to putting together a sandwich lease option. If you PM me, I'll forward that to you.

Dallin,
Thank you for the lists place in your posts. Sometime in the daily grind I can get a little tunnel vision and your list help me to refresh and take a no look.
Jim

Thank you Jim, your comments and posts are always very helpful and inspiring. Right now you have inspired me to share another list, this just happens to be the most important list I have in regard to Real Estate investing, the Top Five Principles I learned from my first real estate mentor, a man named Dr. A.D. Kessler, founder of Creative Real Estate, and an incredible man and real estate investor.
1) There is Always a Way--Kessler's Motto
2) Expect Anything, be Surprised at Nothing, and You will Be Prepared for Everything!--Kessler's Law
3) Real Estate is the Peopletype, not the Stereotype.
4) Always have a "What's In It For Them Attitude (WIIFT)
5) Deals are like buses, if you miss one, wait fifteen minutes and the next one will come around the corner. (You cannot, however, catch a bus from your living room).
Dr. Kessler started investing in 1945 and passed away in 2008 after an incredible investing career of over 63 years. I share his wisdom as a gift for present and future generations of real estate investors. By the way, I work with Dean's program because I see the same kinds of wisdom and integrity in this program.

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I am at a standstill in my business. Information overlaod I think is the problem. This will help me put things in perspective.

Jo Ann, This program can certainly be a source of information overload. There are a ton of things provided, all for your benefit, but it comes at you like a fire hose. I've certainly experienced this same overload on multiple occasions, especially when we are trying to combine a new direction--real estate investing--with everything that already exists in our lives.
My solution is that I actually have to envision my life like a huge chest of drawers, and when it comes time for me to work on something with my real estate business, I close my eyes, envision that chest, and close all the drawers from other parts of my life, and open just one--the real estate drawer. I then focus on the task that is most important and get that done. I hope this little visualization tool is helpful.
Thanks also to Valerie and Calgarayalberta for your input and suggestions. Great info, folks!

It was my intent that we would add additional methods of finding properties to this string of posts, so as something occurs to me that I have not included previously, I will add here, and encourage others to do the same.
One that could easily have been included in the original list is www.realtor.com, a realtor sponsored national site that includes information on listed properties. I use that frequently to check on properties in my market areas.

Thanks so much for this list. I've tried some of them and will now try the ones I hadn't heard of before. And your advice on system overload is great. I've found myself reading and doing a lot of the recommended action items, then I get overwhelmed and don't know what to do next. This helps.

First, thanks to dmorrell for your positive feedback.

Continuing to add to the list, here are a couple of additional methods of finding properties:
A) emailforeclosures.com (Free source that emails foreclosure listings in a selected area directly to you)
B) Attend Sheriff's Sale or Trustee's Auctions--Properties that are not sold at auctions revert to the lender, they then go through administrative processing and within 1 to 3 weeks, generally, are listed with an agent and available for purchase. By identifying these properties, you can be monitoring with your agent for when the property appears, and already have completed your due diligence.

Read and learn.

Aaron

Hi Dallin loved that Mr.Kessler he was awesome with lots of knowlegde and great experience in the field of REI, great man and love you to my friend, Jim

he doesn't work for dean anymore. why dont the coaches come and post anymore ? why are no new case studies posted ? DEAN ?

That was me, I talked to one of the trainers at the Success Academy they told me he moved on.

I agree.

Aaron