Hello all,I have recently decided with my investing partner to start up some wholesale marketing via online, newspapers, bandit signs, and postcards.

and how much longer do i wait until i re send a postcard?

I figure I will send a postcard and see if I get they will give me a call.So I have a couple of questions...as I am using this experience primarily as a learning opportunity...Is it typical that a home sits for what appears to be at least a year after going through the probate process?

This is fine, I have nothing against a rehab, but what I am questioning is:What would be the best tool to generate the lowest price on a property,  a marketing campaign (yellow letter/ postcards) or a real estate agent? 

No one is going to take you to task on your CAR MAGNET.I work with many investors who are also licensed and we use disclosures on all our postcards, print ads, landing pages, etc.  

If you have the funds to market for months start with postcards/letters. 

Am I willing to spend $1500 on a list, and an other $975 to send post cards out to that list, and an other $500 for skip tracing and re-sending the list when it may very well be a random list of people without any real reason why they would want to sell AND at a discount no less?

Case in point letter, should the be yellow, should I lock the envelope, maybe be a post card.  

I am thinking that I should send a postcard and see if I can meet with them and maybe either work a deal to list the property or see if I can buy the property fast using private money and then flip.  

I get unsolicited letters, postcards and the occasional phone call from naive buyers.