Ways To Find Properties

[Ken M.]

Long ago, when I was first starting out, (30 years ago now) we had to use our noggins to figure out where to find properties that no one else knew about. Since the internet wasn't really much, it was a different approach to finding properties "Off Market" (or was it) 

Do you know you can pay $20,000 less for a house when there isn't a real estate agent? That's what buying "Off Market" does for you. You save paying a realtor's fee. Do I recommend not using an agent, well "yes, sometimes". When you can fill that position, why should you pay someone to take your place? Since you found the property, shouldn't you benefit from the effort?

The market has been changing and if you are not getting the results you need, try a few of these. Here are some ways, some are no longer viable, but some are simply forgotten by others and still work for me. I made my first million from this list.

Business Cards	"A" Frame Signs	Non Owner Occupieds
Paper Signs on Poles	Join Community Organizations	Hire a Sign "Flipper"
Bandit Signs	Church Small Groups	Hard Money Lenders
Door Hangers	Sponsor An Event	Developer and Builders
Hand Outs	Charitable Donations	Mailmen
Flyers	Charitable Raffles	Your Competitors
Title Companies	Host or Co-Host a Charitable Function	Local Employers
Closing Agents	Hold a Free "How To" Seminar	Rent to Own Stores
C.P.A.s	Booth at the Home Show	Referrals
Attorneys	Fliers to Weekly Hotels	Your Existing Occupants
Property Managers	Put Up Signs on Your Properties	Have Your Voice Message Urge Caller to "Tell a Friend"
Financial Planners	Ads for Other Properties	Free Publicity
Financial Advisors	Join the BBB	Sponsor A "Food Truck" with Your Promo Info
Insurance Salesmen	Bankruptcy Filings	Pay for an Ad on an Ice Cream Truck
Investors	Court Filings	Write Articles for Papers
Your Contractors	Probate	Interviews for Radio, TV, Newspapers
Your vendors	New Baby Announcements	University Bulletin Boards
Door To Door	Mail to Landlords	List on Fizber.com
Free Gift Offer	Signs at the Gate to an Army Fort	Weekly or Community Newspaper Ads
Apartment Complexes	Signs at the Gate to a Sub Division	Bulletin Boards At Safeway/Albertsons/Krogers
Mailers	Hire a Student To Hand Out Fliers	Minor Newspaper Ads
FSBO.com	Promo Material - Calendars, Notepads	Newspaper Weekend Ads
Magnet Signs for Your Cars	Co-operative Advertising	Real Estate Magazines
Flying Banners	Craigslist	FSBO Magazines
Trade Shows	Website	FSBO Signs in Yards
Festivals	Bus Stop Signs	Restaurants
Fairs	Adopt a Street Sign	Restrooms
Balloons	Laundromats	Mail Centers
Movie Theater Commercials	Car Washes	Billboards
Rent a McDonald's Sign	Auto Shops	T-Shirts and Hats
E-Mail Blasts	Google Ads	Twitter
Radio Ads	Expired MLS Listings	Sponsor a Sports Team
Free Information Report	Open Houses	Real Estate Agents
Probates	Pre-foreclosures	Loan Officers