Some maybe obvious low hanging fruit adapted from candid advice I gave a searcher:
On one hand, you're embarking on a long-term mission to invest millions of others' capital to buy a business but on the other hand, you want to avoid the small expense of forming an entity. Do you see the incongruency?
2. Get a Website - tied to point 1, a simple, refined website is necessary to convey commitment. It does not have to be expensive or fancy. Just something that conveys who you are and what you're looking for.
Here's my process when I get sent an opportunity:
a. What are the high level characteristics of this opportunity (industry, geography, EBITDA)? b. Who in my network would be interested in this? c. Send the opportunity to people I think would be interested
If your criteria is "anyone, anywhere, anytime", it's hard for people with deal flow to keep you in mind. Time is precious and we don't want to waste anyone's time sending out irrelevant opportunities.
It might seem obvious but you'd be shocked how often searchers leave this beautiful fruit to wither on the branch.
"I did however register a domain and set up an email ID because that was the part that brokers etc. see." - One comment on this: brokers, financial partners, advisors, etc don't just see email. They see everything. They will check if the domain has a website attached to it. They will check your social media accounts. They will check where you're mentioned on the Internet. All to establish things like credibility, professionalism, and integrity.