I have designed (and am waiting for my business cards to arrive), I received my postcards for my direct mailing campaign and am sending (at least a 300 of them) out tomorrow.

(i am joking) I have not decided what marketing material i'll use (yellow letter, postcard) but from what it looks like it more important to make any move rather than stress over these details (at this stage in the game)Can anyone offer any other perks that I may have missed? 

Generate a little money, then use some of it to...Begin doing low-cost marketing (postcards, door hangers, etc.) to attract sellers, and then start wholesaling yourself.Identify and talk to as many serious buyers as you can, then go back to that established investor or wholesaler from Step 1 and arrange a joint venture wherein you'll help them sell their deals (to buyers you bring) for a piece of the wholesale fee.These three tactics alone could get you learning the business tomorrow, if you wanted!

Eventually, I ended up doing postcard mailings to probate listings for a short time. 

My budget only will allowfor about that many postcards. 

Haven't tried sending letters or postcards yet. 

Yellow Letters, Zip Letters, small/large text postcards, small/large full color postcards, greeting cards, professional typed letters....

I'm a wholesaling newbie in Charlotte NC (I'm actually sending out my first postcards this week so that's pretty exciting ).

We send these postcards to homeowners (prospects) in December.  

I think my first move is to buy some business cards, setup a website, get a list, and send out postcards (since they appear to be cheaper than yellow letters).