That's what we did though, we used an outbound approach.You can also leverage driving for dollars, essentially you could drive around and find houses that need some work, and that's one way to organically build a list and then it's just a matter of reaching out to them by skip tracing their house, getting their phone number and either send them a text, call or send them an email as well.

This is a laarge issue in my market even without dumpsters, the suburbanites like to drive down to the city and dump **** in our alleys and use our trash cans, used to be a bigger issue when we had large communal trash bins in the alley.The only thing i've seen really work is putting up a camera and a sign and say if you put unauthorized trash here, we are gonna fine the bejeasus outa you...and that's about all I've seen work. keypad and enclosure is a great idea as long as noone leaves it open, I'd still do the camera even with the enclosure.

What we have found is that the hurdle rate drives all of the other criteria (location, class, price. 

You can read about the process, fees and complete your application here:https://www.oregon.gov/rea/licensing/other-licenses/Pages/Residential-Property-Wholesaler.aspxMost of my clients that wholesale and do fix/flip "drive for dollars", meaning they drive around looking for run down homes next to nicer homes.

It drives me insane, because how exactly does someone purchase a deal?

But to level up, you might want to build direct-to-seller pipelines—think driving for dollars, mailers, or using tools like PropStream or DealMachine to identify owners with equity or signs of distress.Partnering with the right agent can help, especially one who knows investors and works in Boca, Deerfield, or Pompano.

When I get to Columbia I am going to drive for dollars to hopefully find a good deal on a distressed property.

Do you drive/fly to far locations?

I’ve resorted to saying please drive by the property before inquiring to see if it is what and where you are looking for.  

A few things that tend to work are direct mail to owners who’ve held a property for a long time, driving for dollars and reaching out when you spot distressed homes, and building relationships with local wholesalers or contractors who often hear about deals first.