Now I understand why you should not put all your eggs in one basket. 

Hitting every house in an area requires more volume but is lower hanging fruit because you are the only one contacting them.If you narrow down a specific list you are really interested in, change your mailer to something that stands out.

Should have never put all our "eggs" in their basket.  

However, if you're strapped for cash and looking for the lowest hanging fruit, then I would definitely get a list of code violations from your city.

Since I tend to deal with basket cases I can usually safely assume that we are looking at all new flooring, for example, so on 1000sf I might mentally note $4-5k for flooring, and then adjust that after I walk the property - maybe all the HW can be refinished, or maybe there's a room or two that needs a subfloor/joist repair before we even get to the finished floor.

But do not try and negotiate price based on these findings, because as stated price per square foot is not a useful measure to valuate real estate, meaning other strategies of negotiation will be more fruitful. 

.- Social networks are another low hanging fruit.

All,I know this is a difficult question and depends on each investor's needs, but I'm looking for general guidelines for comparing REIT investments to actual real estate.If I can get a nominal 7.7 ROR investing in a basket of REITs, what kind of risk premium should I target for the trouble of being a landlord?

When I was corporate I used to get all kinds of stuff sent to me from my vendors and my favorite thing I ever received was from the Bread Basket, a little company out of Tennessee. 

I prefer to keep my eggs in many baskets though Originally posted by Account Closed:I would concentrate on poker.