If you were to send 1,000 postcards, you would get 2% response, and 1 deal per 20 calls, so exactly 1 deals.  

I had to laugh I just got a post card from a lady, saying this is the third notice and why am I so hard to get a hold of.  

thanks alot .. im gonna put this deal in my back pocket and forward it to a "experienced broker/agent" also i think i got it as far as targeting ... because if you respond to a sign saying "we buy houses" or respond to a post card in the mail "absentee owner" you've got to be desperate .also thank you guys for your help . i truly appreciate it .

However I don't have a lot of confidence to begin mailing the letters, post cards, I see a lot of owners living within the city or the adjacent city of my targeted properties which they can easily ask a realtor to sell their properties and why would they sell the properties to me with a discount?

We were using printed flyers and hand delivering post cards.

I don't know about now, but back in the day half the people going into foreclosure found out by their mailbox getting filled up with postcards.  

For buyers on one side of post card, sellers on the other?

You can also take over existing loans "Subject To" but you would need to be educated on this particular strategy.To locate these individuals go to Melissadata.com and ask for Free and clear properties in your area by zip code or county.To locate Landlords go to melissadata.com and ask for absentee owners in a specific zip code or county.Once you have the list send them a personal handwritten letter or postcard See my article on Marketing for success.Hope this helps!

Occasionally post cards too.

Send a post card to these rehabbers and land lords pitching your property.