New investor - Best way to get off market deals?

[Jon Kint]

Hi - new investor looking to purchase 5+ unit commercial properties. Aside from using the various websites (Crexi, Loopnet, etc..), what is a good way to source off-market deals? Is there anything more to it other than building relationships with people in the industry? 

Anything helps - thanks!

[Patrick Drury]

@Jon Kint

Work with an agent that specializes in sourcing commercial off-market deals. Aside from the agent's ability to source off-market deals himself a lot of brokerages like to keep things in the house. So if someone else has a deal in the brokerage, but no buyer, they will shop it to the brokerage for someone to bring a buyer.