The VERY first phone call I ever got when I started working in this business was a woman who went up and down both side of me screaming "How did you get my name and address...blah blah and my house isn't for sale...blah blah" and I calmly stated foreclosure is public record and her name was printed in the paper....the silence was sweet for me, but when I hung up my heart was POUNDING...I hated that call and never forgot it.One kind gentleman was drunk beyond belief and called me the "C" word, and if you're not a woman, you can't believe the impact that word can have...I was in shock and after was seriously ready to change my phone number until I realized all these people aren't really pissed at me, but their own messed up situation.

However if the card isn't a mail merge over sized postcard it may be a waste of 100 dollars not to mention the postage.PCs that are Property Specific work much better then a picture postcard and frankly the Blank n White with a hint of red on 90 pound canary stock will out perform most everything else.Not to mention the fact that the PC can tell a story to the Prospect.

Where to start -- I'm a newbie when it comes to actually applying all the information I've pounded into my head about real estate over the last decade.

BTW to upload a font onto your computer just go to control panel, then to appearance and theme's then click on font and drag across. http://www.michaelquarles.com/cheyenne.ttf The envelope is an invitation 4 3/8 x 5/5/8 ivory which I buy from http://www.paperplus.com The paper is actually 20 pound canary stock printed with the blue and red lines when printing the text.

Hello and good to meet youOffice depot sells 12 - 50 piece pads for 6.99 which isn't a bad price and some printers don't mind the 16 pound paper weight.

The Millionaire Next Door talks about wealthy people tending to drive cars/trucks that cost less per pound.

Besides youre not going to get the words between the lines on all occassions and when not it looks like crap.Just buy 20 pound yellow and print lines and letters at the same time and print on both sides.

The minumum weight of paper to mail is 67 pound which can be purchased at most major office supply stores and the color of choice is canary.

Account Closed, you are correct about penny wise but pound foolish.

It is undesirable and is a concern, but not as big a deal as it was in Northern California.