You need to do the legwork and understand that you can be passed on from one department to the next and from the city to the county.Once you get the list of sellers with building/health code violations, you can send them a postcard or letter.

I have $1000 set aside for marketing which should allow me to send about 750 postcards (split up bi-weekly).

Letters and postcards certainly work, and I've repeatedly found that simple messaging is better.

Thinking about sending postcards to a targeted neighbor where I want to buy.

Preferably a post card to save on costs.

(I don't have to waste time or money figuring out a perfect post card) It also gives me the exact steps, contracts forms I need.

Go to the door with your letter in hand/ or post card and business card.

People throw postcards away but they're really interested to see when someone's messaged them in social media.

For example, I sent out 500 postcards on monday.

A deal is a deal no matter how you found it.If the place was off market and you offered them $300K and tried to sell it to a rehabber for $320K and he told you it was worth no more than $185K would you feel less stupid because the seller called you off a postcard?