I receive many leads monthly that are all over the US - we have been investing for many years -recently with the abundant of leads- we found that we can't keep up with them--I have had great success using my control and roll system here in Maryland (assigning over 200 transactions a year) and other close by states, where it is not so hard to view the property and sell it using our auction method of sales (marketing), our problem - it is hard to evaluate the comps and get good local and true opinion of value.The other situation is that they are calling me to BUY their property - and when the full disclosure say I am going to market the building and take an assignment fee - it just does not ring well with the seller - they want a sale - they want their cash equity and they want it now.Sure the VA can be trained to get the required information (that's the easy part of this deal) - but can they get you true and accurate comparable sales and an estimate of value for a quick sale, can they negotiate price and talk to agents and auctioneers. 

In turn this has made us stand out from the competition and its more affordable than running direct mail constantly and hoping the phone rings.

@davidfaulker, your description rings a bell with me.  

However, we do charge a monthly management fee, and here is the reason why.    3am, my phone will ring, not yours.  

My phone rings almost daily from a referral.  

This way you can contact some folks in your target area directly instead of just waiting for the phone to ring from your direct mail.

Also make sure with the seller its ok to ring your contractor, if they question it, tell them its so you can make a contingency free offer. good luck

., I've been to both the Richmond REIA and the Richmond RING, and they're both great.

Anything you ad can and will break and cause your phone to ring.

I've seen services such as Ring Central that have some col features but I dont agree with the pricing, then I always have the option of *67 but I don't want to seem sketchy when I call customers.