i use both. letters are better because you can get more of your message to the seller. the key is to get it opened and that's best done by making the letter look personal and tailored to that individual. some say postcards are better because they dont have to open it. the one true way to know is to test both. however I use a sequence. i may start off with a few postcards, then follow up with a letter to the same list.

I am not a contractor myself, but as a former developer of software systems the systems of a house are quite simple by comparison.

Just as you find market value for the value of your home if you wanted to sell (MLS comparisons) you do the same for rentals.

There was a great graph shown on a previous post with the comparisons of previous recessions.

That said, we then go forward to calculate the cap rate...an accurate number we can use for comparison.

For a comparison of cash flow or buy and hold cash neutral properties , please read this thread and last couple responses.

More of a contrast than a comparison butReal Estate=a BusinessStocks=an InvestmentI wouldn't recommend real estate to someone looking for an investment and stocks to someone looking to run a business.A closer comparison would be REITs to Stocks or Real Estate to Daytrading.Liquidity is a major difference.

However, this comparison between the charts shows quite a daily variance.

By the evening of March 4, 32 of the 48 states, as well as the District of Columbia had closed their banks.[38] The New York Federal Reserve Bank was unable to open on the 5th, as huge sums had been withdrawn by panicky customers in previous days.[39] Beginning with his inauguration address, Roosevelt began blaming the economic crisis on bankers and financiers, the quest for profit, and the self-interest basis of capitalism ** This is only what has happen before, the comparisons are eerie to say the least.

NcMark,I agree that the exact sequence of events is hard to predict.