I would consider revising the style of presentation to be more suiting to a busier audience and get straight to the point.

Scott as I seem to have naturally gravitated towards his style.

Mine is a professional style letter offering to buy their property along the lines a yellow letter or post card.

Do you have any, or all, of the following experience and skills:Blue collarbackhoelicensed home installertransport driverelectricianplumberconcrete workremodelerOfficeresident intake and screeningresident relations/community relations/governmental relationsbookkeepingcollectionsWhite CollarCompliance Management SystemDeveloping and Implementing a Marketing Plan that makes sense for the style and location of the community you buy.Selling homes at a profit and closing the sale.Establishing some legal and compliant manner by which your prospective residents can obtain financing to purchase the homes you are selling.For 4 and 5 star communities with prospective residents who average credit score is above 660 you will need to develop good relationships with outside lenders.For lesser communities or for communities where the marketing is geared to draw residents with credit scores below 660, you will need to develop some form of seller finance.Developing consulting or vendor resources for areas where help is needed.The more you already know, the less outside help you are going to need.

Can anyone refer a good, investor oriented Real Estate agent in the area? 

Retail also has its own characteristics and needs to be reinvented every decade or so to remain rentable and competitive.Industrial too is unique and has its own strengths (easier to manage) and cons (longer vacancies).Each type of commercial is going to require a different style and application of management.You should have a light understanding of the type of CRE you would like to own as you head into the market looking for deals.Personally, I prefer industrial because it's an easier asset to manage and I have a lifetime of experience working in this asset class.That said, and as mentioned earlier, if you head into the marketplace searching for a value add situation then you might want to keep your mind open to various types of commercial property.

Remember a while back a wrote a post regarding partnerships and investing styles; well I thought I am a very good communicator and have been quite forthright with my partner on such things as my vision on the properties, rent portion, etc all which my partner indicated he had no ideas and everything I propose sound great.Shortly, thereafter he went rogue!  

It was because neither had home computers or internet but preferred email style communication.  

I'm looking for something that evokes that 50s 60s feel, but modern.. not that typical flower style if possible. 

I would also guess that at some point you will see a California style property/rental market crash.