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I feel direct mail is another great method.

If it is a direct lender you are able to work to find more favorable terms because they usually determine their terms on a deal by deal basis. 

I think you have the basics of meeting partners and people to work with in your local market and seem to be well on the way with two deals going already so big congrats there!

This may not seem like a big issue, but if you're paying for premium data, like I am, it can drive up your cost per deal drastically.I switched to REI Reply last year and can send off over 2000 texts in one drop.

I've learned a lot over my time investing in small towns and have found some great opportunities but just like any other niche market you better learn what you're dealing with or you'll get burnt.

Plus Mike's Deals of the Day!

Many of my clients begin there, then transition to direct bookings once they’re comfortable.

Several ways to skin that cat  ;)    With the DSCR lender, you could close directly in your LLC and it would not report to credit.

But even if you want to do large deals, you need comparable reps.Technology has made it easy to "analyze" deals.