It's tough.Just set yourself up with a good closing attorney and make sure he tweaks your contracts for disclosure issues.

I got a virtual college education for free here at BiggerPockets & on Youtube with lease options & real estate.You can call or email fsbo & frbo ads on craigslist & use a simple script asking if they'd consider a lease option or rent to own with the property instead of just renting or trying to sell it outrigh in this market.There are tons of successful investors on here that you can study their way of doing it & just apply it & then morph & tweak it to your market.JvM

Some will respond now and others in a few months.Being consistent is the key to success.It is much better to send 100 letters once a month for a year then to send 1,200 letters all at once and run out of money.If you send the wrong message to 1,200 people even if they are targeted you will get low to zero response.If you start small and experiment you will find the sweet spot that generates the best result over time.The goal is to constantly tweak your control to improve response.First start out with a small mailer such as 50 or 100 and then start tracking.After you have the increased response to a fantastic level then you go bigger and scale it up.Usually 1 to 2% is average,5% is really good,10% and you are hitting a grand slam.This process I am mentioning has been tested thousands of times to be most effective in successful mailings.

But he also makes more than twice the net that a house rented to one family would get him.This person has changed what he offers, and tweaks it often to meet demand and to keep his customers happy and referring his next customers.You need to realize that your customers have options. 

We of course have tweaked it a little.  

Tweak it a little to make it workFrom my research, and evidence and from my buys, Detroit is coming back in a big way.

You may be able to tweak the system by responding Yes to the phone number you are receiving texts from, and using two-factor authentication through Google authenticator.

If not, you may have to tweak your numbers a bit.  

Tweak the letter a bit, let them know you're still very interested and potentially add a little more to the offer price.Final ThoughtsOverall, I was very happy with the way this went.

-Keep the status quo: the devil we know... but tweak the definitions; Its in the the works.