Whether it’s direct mail, agent relationships, driving for dollars, or networking with wholesalers — the key is picking a couple lanes and sticking with them long enough to get traction.

I'm not in that market, But I have a feeling there were still brokers doing deals all summer, Agree with the sentiment here that what you do today comes around 60-90 days down the road, niche down to something that is still moving in your market currently, and figure out a couple things you can do every day to drive business in that niche.2 posts a day on these forums has been part of my daily routine for over a year at this point, had plent of posts before that but really making it a consistent part of what I do has only been a year, and I can tell you without a doubt just from those couple mins every day, it drives business so can be as simple as that. 

For investors using DSCR loans, what drives your decision more — locking the lowest possible rate, or pushing leverage to free up cash for more deals?

Goal: Add 1-2 properties by year-end (either LTR or STR), targeting deals within a 45-min drive of Winter Garden and scale from there. 

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?

If you are working locally one thing i have done is literally drive for deals.

Quote from @Augusta Owens: I would drive around see some landscapers doing weekly clean up and ask them to come quote your place..

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.

If I didn't have a trusted person, I'd make sure to fly/drive out and look at them.