You can learn more about the methodology behind the Zillow data here if you’re curious: https://www.zillow.com/research/data/ 

Reach out if I can help, or you can check out my weekly blog at ericfernwood.substack.com for more investing insights, methodology, and processes....Eric

Following his prescribed methodology I purchased my first investment property within 90 days and have turned many people onto it since.  

My methodology with the postcards is to use them as a first contact upon which they can call me, email me, or check out my website.

Even if the methodology they teach can be successful (which is in doubt), it certainly cannot be successful at all times in all markets.  

Using the most common accounting methodology, all flip costs are considered COGS (cost of goods sold) and are carried forward as inventory on the balance sheet (work in progress) from one year to the next until the property is sold.That said, if you're working out of a business entity, you may have to track inventory on your tax worksheets.

It is trending toward the Dave Ramsey methodology.

They also are confident in making lower offer and truly can explain the methodology behind the offers to listing agents to help push the needle.

Otherwise, why do something like this that is so easy to see is wrong.Yeah, yeah, yeah, we still gots our creative screening methodologies to fall back on.

I  can give yu some good pointers though PMGood Luck"@Jason - I was intrigued by your response because my partner and I was literally talking about the very same topic today (absentee mailings).Part of our discussion was mailing to "owner occupied" properties with equity.Obviously there are some minor disadvantages of course such as "waiting for them to move (longer close times)", etc but I agree with your methodology of "thinking outside the box".I'm seriously interested in what you are "doing different" in terms of mailing parameters for these "owner occupied" properties.I don't expect you to "give anything away" nor am I expecting any handouts but my partner and I have dissected this subject over and over and it would be nice to have some insight from someone who is actually having success with these "owner occupied" lists.I'm local here to the SF Bay Area as well and I can't even begin to tell you how many calls I get from people who complain about receiving so many different inquiries from others trying to "buy their house".Any additional insight you can provide on the forum or via PM would be GREATLY appreciated..Jimmy