I get "lucky" all the time with finding deals because I work my butt off looking and searching for them day after day, week after week, month after month.Just remember the harder you work, the luckier you get.

The more you sent, the luckier you will get so you could very well get a deal if you sent enough mailers.

Yes if you are lucky. and if you are even luckier, that "portion" needs to pick YOU out of all the other investors that also targeted that list.And if you are even luckier, your offer and your credibility is better than the others.So think about it... if you come at me telling me that there IS a portion, I absolutely can then ask, "OK how big of a portion", right?

I will be retiring at age 54 in three years, with a full pension from the federal government (luckier than most).

But it seems like the harder I work, the luckier I get...

There is a saying that goes “The harder I work, the luckier I get.”

If you want to be an investor dress and act the part and you will become the part.Learn the art of small talk, look at your surroundings find something of interest and engage your customer into a conversation about it for a short period and move on to your purpose as a investor "To acquire real estate".At this point, you need to keep in control of the conversation and not allow it to fall back to the "small talk" or you will loose your position and purpose of being there.In addition, continue to look for the opportunity to close the deal.The wise man will make more opportunities than he finds - Sir Francis BaconDid you know getting offers accepted is somewhere between total luck & absolute sells ability.It seems the smarter I work - the luckier I get & It’s not the # of hours you work or how hard you work, but it’s finding great deals that puts money in your pocket.Know Your CustomerDetermine their PAIN!

They were just luckier than the rest of us.

The harder people work usually the luckier they get.

I guess the people you have talked to are luckier than the landlords I have talked to.