Sherrif sales / auctions should be used as an add on to your business after you have properties being secured by other means first then add this into the mix...i would focus on direct mail post cards & letters to absentee owners, probate, out of state owners, sign advertising, I actually do mailings to homeowners located on high traffic routes within my city and offer to rent space in their front yard for a small fee to put a marketing sign on their front yard, it works great and give you more credibility over a bandit sign on a utility pole...I also am an acredited BBB member, this works incredible when a seller is on the fence, it promotes you as a trusted advisor, I have closed more deals because of it.

If I am sending post cards I use Click2mail.com.

I have been driving around my area of expertise in Phoenix, Arizona and have mailed around 20 postcards to the tax mailing address of the owner of the property listed on the Maricopa County Assessors website.

Account ClosedNot all cash buyers are wholesalers, I can speck for myself, I promote with postcards and letters and text messages to home owners to buy their property as a real investor.

Create pre-defined letter, postcard, efax, or email campaign actions by indicating the number of days between each mailing that automatically track prospects, buyers and general contacts, and notify you when mailings need to be finished.Dramatically increase your mailing response rates by up to 145% by easily merging prospect, buyer or general contact info into your letters, postcards, efax or emails!

My 2pennies from the land of Lots-O-foreclosures..Postcards work best for me Inside the postcard a few things I found that make a difference:The sale date.

I decided to sent a letter instead of a post card because I feel that is more private and personal.

if it's just one house I use deal machine, mail a postcard, then they have a feature where you can look up users phone and email address. 

How’s the response with your signs and postcards in the Northern Okanagan ? 

It also has a deal flow that's seamless that integrates with a 3rd party mailing service to blast out mailers/post cards to potential buyers/sellers or any contacts you manually upload.