Look at what's happened with books (amazon), misc junk (ebay), travel (numerous), and cars (also numerous sites.)

Examples of paid marketing include:1.Direct Mail 2.TV Commercial / TV Infomercial 3.Billboards 4.Newspaper Display 5.Newspaper Classified6.Researchers7.TithingDirect MailI hold to the philosophy that a successful marketing campaign should use a variety of methods to numerous types of prospects to attract responses.

She had to coordinate the technician with the tenant, and made numerous calls to get the vendor lined up, and then follow up on completion.

He also had numerous misdemeanor convictions including domestic violence.

My partner and I have completed numerous successful short sale transactions. (2 dozen plus) I feel we have good understanding of what works and what doesn't (although that is constantly changing.)

We have made numerous offers that have been rejected with no counter.

That's a variant of the 1% rule I've heard numerous places.

If you want to make a deal before the sale, you need to get in touch with the owner.Note that you will be one of dozens or hundreds of investors that make contact with such an owner.There are numerous books available on how this process works.

I have put in numerous offers and am continuing to look at them simultaneously.

Good points Josh...I have had other investors "Steal" my deals on numerous occasions...