Knowing your buyers makes finding deals much easier.Start Marketing for Leads: Focus on off-market properties—you can drive for dollars, use public records, or network with landlords and motivated sellers.

A property must have legal access to a public road or an approved private road easement before a STR or Vacation Rental License will be approved.

You can find them through public records, investor friendly agents, or tools like DealMachine and PropStream.You can also connect with local real estate agents who work with investors, attend local investor meetups, and build relationships with other wholesalers who already have buyers.The strongest buyers lists usually come from real relationships with active investors, not just collecting names online.

Two questions:What are you thoughts on Home Invest and its program?

Yes, we offer a cash option and a novation option that we call, our concierge program.

The best program guidelines will be for DSCR loans where the actual or projected rent from the appraiser's rent schedule is more than the new mortgage (principal and interest), property taxes and insurance and HOA if applicable.

There are options at less than the six month mark but there just less programs so there will be less good options to choose from. 

I recently had a Title agent mention the upcoming FinCen Residential Real Estate (RRE) requirements starting March 1, 2026 and asked if I was a "lender with a regulated AML program."   

But a lot of newer house hackers  assume the renovation money has to come completely out of pocket, which can limit the deals they consider.There are actually a couple financing options that can make those value-add opportunities much more accessible.Two that come up fairly often are:• FHA 203(k) loans• Fannie Mae HomeStyle renovation loansBoth programs allow buyers to finance renovation costs into the mortgage, which can make it possible to buy properties that need improvements without needing a large renovation budget upfront.

On market leads (MLS, Agents etc), Public Record leads (Probate, Divorce etc) and off market leads (you target/farm an area and try to call home owners who you think might sell).