How to overcome Search Fatigue?

January 13, 2026

by a searcher from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management in Concord, CA, USA

I kicked off my search June of 2025 and while I've submitted five offers to date none were accepted. How do people manage the reality of deal fatigue? I can see the signs of it starting to settle in for myself and want to develop some good habits to protect against it deterring my search, especially coming off the heals of the holidays where I saw my deal flow slightly decline due to travel. All advice is greatly appreciated.

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Reply by a searcher
from The University of Chicago in Nashville, TN, USA

If you aren't already in one, join a peer group to have weekly or bi-weekly calls with other searchers. It added some structure and accountability while also allowing you to occasionally commiserate with other people having the same issues. I found a couple here, there are normally plenty of people interested in it.

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from The University of Michigan in Downingtown, PA, USA

Thanks for the tag ^redacted‌! Keep your head up, you've seem to have gone past the hardest part and that's getting deals in front of you. I assume your are referring to LOI's not being accepted, which will always happen. Take them as reps and learn, ask the brokers or sellers if proprietary for feedback so you can do better on the next. Just getting to an LOI is a feat in itself and you should be proud of where you are. Stay positive, the market will open soon with more deals and I am sure you will get an LOI accepted soon. I am working on a proprietary deal that has so far taken a full year to get to LOI on. Albeit the first 3 quarters last year were just relationship building with the seller, but it has taken me 3 months just to get enough information to provide a clean LOI. Every day I feel like I'm in and out of the deal. My mentor keeps me level headed and driving forward and my wife continues to support me which makes the ups and downs easier to manage. Good luck and I am sure you will get an LOI accepted!

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