In our market in PDX were leads are slim Pickens unless the people were total jerks on the phone I would also try to meet in person..

It isn't really worth your time but it is you enjoy helping people out by matching-up sellers with your vast network of buyers.There's a slim chance that #2 is unethical... maybe #1 is better after all

Given the state of the current market this expectation in MY market is slim to none.

The chances of some guy buying a property from you who lives in Arkansas is slim and none!

No such thing as magic pill or magic website that is most accurate, you still need to do your own due diligence, agents can put comps and CMA, some times they don't even match that against tax records, all they pull is from MLS, you wanna know about all sales weather on MLS or off MLS.

The investors I know that focus on hitting volume goals seem to buy deals that are too slim.

banks most likely wont call a loan due if it is performing, they use a scare tactic making it as they will but the chances are slim to none.Now if the note is defaulted that's a different case.

There is no magic pill or one specific way to get new customers rather there are 100's of different things to do and you must do all of them constantly to have a consistent business flow.

Derek,most people think that you have to mass advertise which I disagree, you have to pick a smaller list and continue to work that and be in their presence more and your results will be better. 25 letters send 4 times a month to a specific list is better than 1000 letters once every month to a bigger list. every one thinks you just need one way to do marketing, you have to always be flexible and have variety of stuff to do your marketing with to generate new blood. all business either have too much or too little business as it is never balanced, its either family or feast. you should never turn off the marketing machine and constantly be looking out to take in new business with different strategies, as your business grows you continue using marketing but get pickier who you want to take on as a client. there is no magi pill of one item for successful marketing there are probably over 30 different things to do and you must be doing all 30 to get new customers.

It is a possiblity that they may have back taxes, but I would think, if they were able to make payments on their home over a 10+ year span or greater that taxes would not be an issue or if they have a free and clear home then the chances that they are behind on taxes would be slim.