There are closing attorneys still doing them, but they won't reveal who as they don't want to draw attention. 

We currently have 105 units and are using a variety of excel, google docs/sheets/calendars, apartments.com (ads and rent collection), docusign and QuickBooks online (which we would like to keep). 

As both an investor and a broker, I’ve worked with a variety of lenders, and while many are solid, some have issues—whether it’s delayed closings, surprise fees, or poor communication.I’m curious to hear from the community: have you had any bad experiences with lenders that we should all be aware of?

It has been my experience, too, that smaller banks with a deposit relationship have a lot of flexibility and a variety of products on offer.

Many investors start with a variety of insurance carriers to manage different properties.

We expect someone commenting on how great life insurance investments are  to reveal if he’s an insurance salesman, and someone who suggests buying property in Cleveland is great to reveal they’re a Cleveland based real estate broker.  

The seller told the tenant I'm an insurance agent so not to reveal the potential sale.

Public records will reveal if a home is in the pre-foreclosure stage.

If you use any of the major mailhouse services, like Yellow Letter HQ (a service I can personally vouch for), they offer a variety of templates and even provide text suggestions.A smart way to analyze this strategy is by observing people in your local market who use mailers and identifying what works or doesn’t work for them.The simplest and most effective way to test this approach is to pull a hyper-targeted list of distressed homeowners and run a small-budget mailer campaign.Hope this helps!

Sometimes, a fresh perspective can reveal options you hadn't considered.