Some methods may have fewer return, but it only takes one to make it worth it.Think of it as an investment in you and your business.My first property, I invested in a $35 program, and about $100 for letters on letterhead, stamps, business cards, etc...

@Chris DaIt's so obvious that the SSDI is being milked, at least here in Florida...this time it was the child who was on it but normally the profile seems to be a single mother under 35 or 40 with at least two kids, from what I've seen.I have a tenant with a real disability who collects, and a friend who's on SSDI, food stamps, etc., so I get the legitimate side of it too, but you'd have to be blind to see what's going on.

I need someone to stuff envelopes, stamp and seal letters, etc.

I would like to see time stamps on posts like on the website.

Transfer taxes (documentary stamps) are about 0.75% of sales price.

James and Jerry, nice to meet you and thanks for the advice and encouragement.If anyone wants experience starting out in real estate, instead of paying money for some hyped course, just invest in yellow paper, stamps and envelopes.

Then the rest of the information you gather when the note seller calls.The benefit I find to direct mail is you can regulate your calls to your schedule and most of all, you get you good at talking about the business.The downside, very expensive (close to it $.75 to a dollar a letter) and it is very hard to find a dependable persona to stamp, signed, stuff, and mail your direct mail.Cold calls, on local notes sources such as realtors, banks, divorce attorneys, developers, real estate clubs, investor clubs (and the list goes on and on) is another approach.The best place to start is personal calls to Real estate offices and offer to be a quest speaker at their next sales meetings.

No need to spend any more stamps on them though.You may feel differently down the road a bit, when money starts flowing in and you learn to trust your marketing.

get it on the city council's agenda, letters to the other property owners, and a rubber-stamp from the city.

On short sales the bank generally pays the title fees, title ins and doc stamps.