But I have cold called them and then popped the more promising ones into my database and continued to mail to them once a month.Mass mailings are an expensive proposition with very little return.

It's either a loosing proposition for him, or the lender.

My advice is:* Have you USP (Unique Selling Proposition) to Sellers be: I can close in 5 business days,* Have PLENTY of Tenant Buyers before you buy the houses* Get ONE major player for a business partner.

Going to the right high school, having rich moms who funded computer time back in the days when that was an expensive proposition and having access to people with knowledge he could leverage.

You need to really increase the rents or sell since this seems to be a loosing proposition.

The value proposition I give to clients is not that it's too big and scary to do for themselves--you can also learn to become your own lawyer in order to defend yourself in court, or you can become a master mechanic in order to build your own car--the question is: do you want to do the work and research necessary to represent yourself competently?

I have had individuals approach me regarding lots I’ve been holding and make business propositions.

As we started paying them off our monthly income grew exponentially.REI is a get rich slow proposition.

That is an expensive proposition and can ruin your whole year or worse.

Seems to me that this is an excellent argument, whether or not you believe the proposition is true.No disrespect intended...