Your time is WAY more valuable doing SEO for example.

I also love SEO!  

Also do you think its better to avoid mailers and stick with Digital marketing via SEO and PPC only?

I will challenge anyone you sells anything marketing, Direct Mail, lists, training, PPC, SEO or anything else to be on a podcast with me and @Jerry Puckett...

Let's do some math.SEO + Credibility = DealsYou need SEO and Credibility to make deals.If you do direct mail marketing, you can substitute DMM for SEO.So the ew Equation becomes:DMM + Credibility = Deals.SEO (or DMM) purpose is to be in front of potential sellers when thy need you.Credibility is whatever that "thing" is that made them decide to sign the form, call you, email you etc. etc.You need both.Proof?

Remember. you CAN do SEO yourself without having to pay anyone (me included).But I will give you more info in pvt.

SEO is awfully expensive at this stage of my REI career.  

@Daniel Seo I'll be talking to a pro wholesaler down here and asking him what he thinks what lists do better.

.$1k - hiring someone/company to handle all your online marketing from- SEO-Blogging-Email Marketing-Video Marketing-Profiles/Citations-Social Mediaall this can run you around that amount or lower$500 - use this amount for PPC on Google, Facebook and a number of other$N/A - run local newspaper ads$N/A - run radio ads$N/A - run tv ads$1,000- use this to do direct mail, and send them over to that educational rei website that will convert into leads.$1,000 - sponsor as many activities in your local market as you canJust this alone will dominate any local real estate market. 

People will say it's a numbers game for the direct marketing, you've just got to hit a TON of folks with direct mail, FB ads, SEO yourself to the top of the stack in google or buy the adwords that hit for RE motivated sellers (adwords for motivated sellers are very expensive).