Driver around all the streets and look for vacant houses.

Box stores will deliver and haul the old one away.

I never flip- flipping is a full time job that delivers close to zero tax write offs and zero passive income and it's risky if you don't know a market first hand and have a trustworthy construction/rehab team in place. 

So if your taxi driver is talking REI he probably has good credit and a way to pay for the mortgage. 

Id either look for a used fridge from a used appliance store that delivers ($200)  or a cheap new Fridge($400). 

The husband is a truck driver and the wife is a CPA. 

So as long as you deliver and/or exceed expectations it’s likely the amount invested will increase over time.2.

When you follow up with a phone call to the decision maker, and if the info delivered is really relevant, then I would say you have a solid chance of getting their business.

Granted, I wasn't trying to buy a property, I was trying to sell property management, but a few quick thoughts on that: 1) hardly anyone answers their phone for a number they don't recognize, which you probably already know, so 2) when they do, have your message ready to deliver, fast and friendly -- "I reached out to you by letter to see if you're interested in selling your property at ______."

My major lessons on this one are: Be aggressive when you spot a good deal; If you can go above asking price and still make the deal work for you, do it; Consider offering large earnest money deposits to show that you're serious (I viewed property before delivering earnest money).