Deal sourcing for real estate investors · Tampa Bay & Florida
Florida deals that fit your buy box, found and underwritten for you.
You tell me what you buy. I find the properties, run the numbers at today’s rates, insurance, and taxes, and only send you the ones that pencil. Based in Tampa Bay, sourcing statewide.
Takes about two minutes. No obligation.
Built for investors who’d rather buy than search
Buy-and-hold investors
Rentals that cash flow at today’s rates, not last year’s.
Flippers
Below-market properties with room for rehab and resale margin.
BRRRR investors
Value-add properties where the after-repair numbers support a refinance.
Small multifamily buyers
Duplexes to small apartment buildings with real rent rolls.
Short-term rental investors
Properties checked for local STR rules, flood risk, and insurance cost before you see them.
Out-of-state investors buying in Florida
A local set of eyes and boots on the ground when you can’t be here.
If you know your criteria but don’t have time to dig, this is for you.
How it works
Share your buy box.
Target counties, price range, strategy, financing, timeline, and how many deals a year you want.
Discovery call.
We talk through your goals, numbers, and deal-breakers so I know what “yes” looks like for you.
[PLACEHOLDER: call length, e.g., 20–30 minutes]
I source and underwrite.
I look on-market and off-market, then run each property at current rates, insurance, taxes, and realistic rents or resale values.
You review and close.
You get deals that match, with the numbers attached. You decide. I help coordinate through closing.
What you get
Deals filtered to your criteria
Off-market and on-market properties, screened against your buy box. If it doesn’t fit, you don’t see it.
Underwriting with every deal
Purchase price, estimated rehab, rent or resale comps, financing at today’s rates, insurance, taxes, and cash flow or margin, laid out so you can decide fast.
Local market intel
Which submarkets are softening, where sellers are cutting price, and what’s changing in Florida insurance and condo rules. The same research behind The Causeway Report.
Coordination
[PLACEHOLDER: confirm exact scope, e.g., showings, inspections, contractor bids, lender and title introductions, closing coordination]
I won’t send you volume for the sake of volume. You’ll get fewer, better-matched deals.
Why Tampa Bay, and why now
Tampa Bay is home base, and I work deals across Florida. Right now the market favors prepared buyers: more sellers than buyers, more price cuts, and longer days on market. But at today’s rates, a median-priced home usually doesn’t cash flow. The deals that work are bought below retail, from motivated sellers, off-market, or with value-add.
That’s the gap I work in: finding those sellers, and underwriting for Florida-specific costs like insurance, flood risk, and condo reserve rules before you commit.
Hi, I’m J Ray
I source and underwrite real estate deals for investors in Tampa Bay and across Florida. I also write The Causeway Report, a free monthly breakdown of the Florida market for investors: prices, rates, rents, insurance, and the submarkets worth watching.
My approach is simple: learn exactly what you buy, then do the searching, screening, and math so you only spend time on deals that fit.
[PLACEHOLDER: 2–3 sentences of real background, e.g., how long you’ve been in Florida real estate, what you focus on, why you started sourcing for investors]
[PLACEHOLDER: license status and required brokerage disclosure, if applicable]
[PLACEHOLDER: optional, only if true and verifiable: past deals, investor clients served, areas worked]
Questions investors ask
What does it cost to work with you?
[PLACEHOLDER: fee structure, e.g., how you’re paid, when, and by whom. Must match your license/brokerage arrangement]
Are you a licensed real estate agent?
[PLACEHOLDER: license status, license type/number if you choose to show it, and required brokerage disclosure]
Which areas do you cover?
Tampa Bay is home base (Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, and surrounding counties), and I source across Florida. [PLACEHOLDER: confirm county list / any areas you don’t cover]
Do you find off-market deals?
Yes. I look for motivated sellers who haven’t listed, along with on-market properties that are underpriced or stuck after price cuts. Every deal gets the same underwriting either way.
I live out of state. Can you still help?
Yes. That’s one of the main reasons investors use a local sourcing partner. [PLACEHOLDER: confirm what you can do on the ground, e.g., video walkthroughs, attending inspections, coordinating contractors]
How fast will I see deals?
It depends on how tight your buy box is and what the market has at the time. I’d rather send you one deal that fits than ten that don’t. [PLACEHOLDER: optional typical timeframe, only if you’re comfortable committing to one]
Is my information kept private?
Yes. Your buy box is used only to match you with deals. [PLACEHOLDER: link to privacy policy]
Tell me what you buy. I’ll find it.
Two minutes is all it takes to share your buy box. From there, we’ll set up a quick call and I’ll start looking.
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