Finding wholesale leads

[Joi GIlliam]

Hi. I'm new to wholesale real estate and I wanted to know what some of the more experienced people thought about generating leads for sellers. Some suggested bandit signs, others just buy lead lists and do a direct mail campaign. In my market (DFW) there are a lot of older communities with elderly homeowners that either don't live in the home or can't physically maintain the property, so I've been driving for dollars. Which of these strategies has been most effective for you all? The driving for dollars seems to generate a lot of leads but it also seems to require a lot more work. Does this extra work equal a higher likelihood of finding motivated sellers?