I went from a response rate of almost 10% in Jan 2013 with 634 letter sent and two closed deals to where we are today, which is increasing our budget to 2500 letters monthly and a response rate of about 3% and only two closed deal in the past 6 months (though our increase in mailing mainly took place recently in Nov 2013).

Yes, the market has dipped in Nov-Jan, but I think that is seasonal more than a true downturn.

This isn't a commentary on lease purchase methods, even though a tenant buyer should do a title search, just evidence that we here in south Florida are striving to maintain our dominance in real estate fraud schemes, some innovative, and some not so much.

I already follow the Rocky Mountain Institute which is a company that promotes sustainability, with a special focus on profitable innovations for energy and resource efficiency... so it seems like your organization is right up my alley!

I do short leases as a fall back if for some reason I have a vacancy in Nov-Jan time frame to get back into the peak renting period.

Through innovation, new products, supermarkets, transportation systems, housing, medical breakthroughs, hospitals, etc., they enrich our lives, give us jobs and food and many services we take for granted.

Unfortunately it’s only local, but you might search around for some innovative HML’s in your area and suggest a program like this to them.

Is this an unethical scam or an innovative strategy?

:A 'ritual' gift to all children in our lives (ours, nieces/nephews, etc) over the past few years has been the Money Savvy Piggy Bank http://www.msgen.com/assembled/money_savvy_pig.html.The objective is to teach them the difference between "spending money", short term saving, donations, and long-term investment in their future.Robert RuizI grew-up in a family business (fishing) where both hardwork and innovation were rewarded.

The concept that you can charge more by serving a niche inside of a niche is truely a profitable idea no matter what you do with it.In addition to checking out Nick's ideas and innovations, allow yourself to find other REI area to use his "approach".Best to you