I've bought inherited homes in the past from mass advertising and both deals had a great spread.

Appeal to the masses.

It's the guys with the big bucks that are able to try out the newest technology and innovative designs, then pieces of that creativity sometimes are adaptable on a smaller scale to more commercial applications and mass markets.

If someone stopped over, I'd politely talk to them but mass marketing doesn't work for anyone who has any basic understanding.   

It is my perception that if someone posts something useful to the masses that's a vote.

Damn you people who can control every tick of your facial muscles!

As a result, we find that when we present the deals to our buyers, quite often they've aleady SEEN the doggone house in some mass email list.

I will say that while I don't have experience in CT, it seems that the area(New York, Mass) is fairly tenant friendly and would assume CT is as well while FL is more LL friendly.Also I googled and it looks as though CT has a net loss in population between 2000-2010, while FL had a net gain of 17%.I will admit I am probably biased being a FL boy born and raised, but those factors along with no income tax, lower cost of living(which can translate to cheaper repairs), and lower price point for properties would lead me to FL.Now the disclaimer, I have been seeing prices run up the last year due to tons of foreign investors it seems and FL, Vegas, AZ are those areas hit hard by the bubble due to lots of speculation, so I would be cautious of that again because it is completely possible that there could be a mini run going now, however if you buy right and are getting good cash flow I think that that becomes less of a concern since you are focused on say 10 years from now not next year.

I also love real estate because it let's me be creative and use my head to make money, rather than just my (lack of) muscle!

I reach out to the people on the list via mass emails from time to time, however I'm unsure of how to benefit from the list financially.I don't have a course or product to sell (at least not yet), so I'd like to benefit via real estate deals some how; at least for the time being.I suppose I could find an affiliate product that I believe in to promote, but again I'd like to benefit via real estate transactions if at all possible.One thought, was to let them know the kind of deal I'm looking for, and to offer to pay them a wholesale fee if I close on a deal they brought to me (the "bird dog" approach), however I'm unsure.I'm looking for ideas on how I can financially benefit from the mailing list.I put a lot of effort into providing quality information, so I don't think anything is wrong with pitching something here and there within the emails I send out.Any insight is appreciated.