Common property sources
Investors may discover opportunities through:
- commercial marketplaces such as LoopNet and Crexi;
- residential listing marketplaces;
- commercial and residential brokers;
- auctions;
- turnkey marketplaces;
- ownership-data and direct-outreach tools;
- local investor and professional relationships; and
- privately circulated opportunities.
A source helps you discover a property. It does not determine whether the property is a strong fit for your goal.
Public versus private opportunities
Public listings may be widely marketed, competitively priced, or based on optimistic seller assumptions. That does not mean every public listing is a poor opportunity. Private or off-market access also does not make a property attractive by itself.
Public and private sources can both produce useful leads. The disciplined step is to verify the property information and evaluate the income, expenses, financing, assumptions, and price consistently.
Be careful with expensive exclusive-access claims
Be cautious with expensive programs that imply exclusive access will automatically produce better opportunities. Before paying, understand what information is included, how current it is, whether the same properties are available elsewhere, and how the cost affects your investing process.
No marketplace, private list, broker relationship, or education program removes the need for independent analysis and due diligence.
How 3Y fits
3Y is not a listing marketplace or lead-selling service. It provides personalized real estate analysis. Once you identify a property — from a public listing, broker, auction, private network, or direct outreach — 3Y uses goal-convergent valuation to show the price the modeled numbers can support for your selected goal.
The market may have a price. You have a goal.