However, doesn't hurt to analyze a few deals a week to keep you up to speed with market rates in your area.Lastly, everyone has different mailer techniques.

STR can be more lucrative in certain areas, but also comes with a lot more of a need for knowledge and business savy techniques to be very successful.

I did all my training in the 70's to mid 80's  after that my skills were set.. all though you need to tune them up..And with the internet and smart phones and such I am sure there are many new techniques that we never were taught..

Do you have a balance of different marketing techniques or use multiple techniques?

I never worked on real estate website, so I joined BP to come across the more about the marketing technique of the real estate website.I have to learn many things about the real estate niche, so hoping to get the good contribution from all the friends over here.

Same in RE, it's always about protecting the public, you won't kill someone being an idiot investor, the attention hasn't been that great, but things are changing.Unless you are actually qualified by education and experience you'll have issues selling ideas with deceiving techniques.

At best, this technique hides what you've done.$110K (loan balance plus the $10K you want) puts this at 88%. 

Here's a link to some good discussions on the door-knocking technique:  http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/21/topics/153747-door-knocking

Up to this point in time I have focused my attention on wholesaling since it is in my belief the easiest way to get your feet wet in real estate investing while learning other techniques to implement and grow your net worth and residual income. 

Actually I am going to expound on this in my marketing technique post, but here goes.