The short answer is by offering more but you already knew that. 

There are deals out there, but from a wholesaler stand point you need to be creative in digging up your leads.

Long story short, it's is illegal in many states.

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Honestly those are the only ways short of direct marketing to the owners.  

I am moving to Hartford, CT this fall and am currently figuring out what would be the best decision to take for short-term (2-3 years) living.

@James AllenThere are no macro indicators that would lead us to believe that the US housing market overall is headed towards a crash or anything like 2007-8.

Hey, What are the newest technology are you using to generate seller leads ?? 

Shortly thereafter I found CrowdStreet and RealCrowd and I’ve done several deals on each.

Maybe short sales are what you want to focus on!