@Martin Florian Jr., thanks for the great advice. I am one of @Sean Beyrouthy's business partners and your advice was spot on. We originally underestimated the amount of investors already present in the town and due to the small purchase prices or homes, a ton were paid off and weren't interested in selling, but when we reframed our approach to making connections instead of trying to buy their property many experienced investors were receptive and wanted to connect which actually led to a few deals.
We also had success driving around and looking for overgrown yards, poor rent signage, or just lack of care etc and this also led to us finding some investors who purchased a one-off house and were looking to sell or were at least more interested then investors who owned 5+ houses in the area.
We have yet to try direct mail/letters but from your story and others we may give it a try. All the best!
