The last house I bought, was brought to me off-market by my agent, and it's seeming that off-market is the only way to get good properties without the MLS prices.I've recently got a nice business card printed up, and would like to start a direct mailer campaign, using BatchLeads to find multifamily properties in the local towns that I wish to invest in.I have a pretty strict criteria about what I'm looking to purchase at this time:-Legal 2-or-more unit large Multifamily (not required to be owner occupied)-Each unit should be at least 3 bedrooms (so if it's a duplex, it needs to be 6+ bedrooms)-Sewer (not septic)-Gas (not oil)A lot of this information is not readily available online, so once I start my mailers, I'm sure I'm going to find people who eventually respond, but that don't have criteria which match what I'm looking for.I feel like it would be a waste if I paid a bunch of money for direct mailers, and then someone reaches out to me to sell, but their house doesn't match the criteria of what I'm looking for -- I don't know anything about wholesaling.What can I do to monetize these leads, or is the answer is that I need to learn So we believe no lead is a bad lead.

A completely paid off property purchased at a 6-7 cap, and appreciating at 3% per year long-term is a 9-10% return with very little tax.

Congrats on your pre-retirement @Robin Smith ! 

I most want to avoid spending considerable time showing units in-person to prospective renters, esp. before we've pre-screened them.

I was surprised by this because I thought the seller paid for all commissions/fees on a real estate sale/purchase.

Yes I have been pre approved already.

We chatted for almost an hour, he showed me around his place, and I got to know a bit about him—a really nice guy.Then, at another spot, I drove up just to look from the outside (since it was “showings for pre-approved buyers only”), but the seller came out, curious about what I was doing.

Regular sale, where you have to pay for pre-sale rehab, commission (5-6%), tax (20-30%), and recapture of depreciation.2.

I know its a new day my prime selling years for 75 to 92 pre internet..

Usually the best place is to reduce debt because that is the same as getting interest paid at the rate on the loan or credit.