I would use bandit signs to lead your prospects into your marketing funnel.For attracting sellers your marketing must reference their pain and the solutions to their problems.

The other option would be for the homeowner to tear down the garage which greatly reduces the attractiveness of the property.

We think we are at an inflection point in the vacation condo market in some high traffic tourist zones.

I tried to market them as a live in one side and have the renter pay your mortgage but that did not attract any buyers of substance.The other challenge right now is to find a bank that will loan on the low cost rental properties.

If I can keep marketing cost low and attract enough attention to fill a reasonable number of seats there should be at least a small profit from the event.

A card to attract buyers should say "Join my buyers list".

And a website is important if you plan to attract sellers via website, obviously...

In my research I've found that anything below 100-200 or more units just isn't attractive to the big boys, while anything 5 units & over seems too big and intimidating for most SFR investors.

This attracts different investors.

An auctioneer in my area advertises "absolute above $X,XXX.XX" This tends to be a pretty good compromise for the seller and attracts me as a buyer if the reserve is know and low enough for me.