Ditto for it being agent owned..my buyers want nothing to do with that.Now Renae, I went the same route i.e..cards, bandit signs, driving the neighborhoods and tracking down sellers(MASSIVE waste of time-fuggehdabout it)etc...and found them to be inefficient or if they produced the occasional seller, they weren't motivated enough..While I don't know your financial situation, there are 800 #'s and ways to do direct mail that are fairly inexpensive...you'll just have to do some googling....you can get a voice mail for $10/mth and get good lists for under $100 as well as being able to mail direct from your computer....if these mehods are still out of your price range, then find a better paying job(I don't mean to sound so brusque) so you can afford to do direct mail...

That being said, I know it can be a slippery slope but I believe as a friend you need to voice your concerns.  

Along with direct mail marketing, they are also putting together some other really innovative tools over there that will be a big help to investors.  

I’ve used Innovate Stone in Elizabeth.

I borrowed from same lender in early Dec (locked in Nov) for 4.75%     My credit history is excellent.     

@Jack Douglas my primary concerns are a) I am operating in the state of MD, b) My husband has his real estate license, c) I/we are not trying to start a wholesaling business for the sake of wholesaling, we are trying to unearth otherwise unavailable opportunities I guess the no brainer thing to do would be to get on a few wholesalers lists, but that would be the easy way and I typically prefer to reinvent the wheel.I would love to hear the thoughts of two voices I have come across time and again on this topic in the forums: @Russell Brazil and @John Thedford Thanks again!

The link below will take you to a conversation I started in different forum regarding property development. I'm hopeful it will spark a convetsation in this forum.If anyone has an idea or recommendations,  please chim...

Do you have voice mail, call service, receptionist, or do you live answer?

I'm not familiar enough with the areas, but I did a quick google search and found this thread from a a couple of years ago that may answer a bit of your questions.http://www.trulia.com/voices/Home_Buying/Kingsgate...Just from reading some of the comments, I think it's like some other areas in and around Washington, that were a bit "dicey" years ago, but are now hidden and affordable "gems" because investors and others will find them; purchase them; rehab them, and flip them to a different type of buyer. 

It's pretty easy to look at potential candidates' prior work and ratings that they've received from previous employers.Another option you could do would be to set up a Google Voice account.