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From there I could scrub the list removing all LLC, company names, foreclosure(properties with bank names). and all I have to pay for is stamps, envolopes, printing paper.you should also make sure you follow up with them. post cards are good option since they are in expensive for the quantity you can buy through sites like vistaprint.com

As a owner of a PM business you want quality rentals not quantity.

GO FOR QUANTITY (the most you can touch in each mailing) and FREQUENCY (touch them monthly).

Buy quality locations over cheaper price and quantity. 

Think about what you can do to get started, then expand to more areas of responsibility or to more quantity.

Spend time honing down your list and don't focus so much on the quantity.  

How much margin depends largely on the quality of the asset and the consistency (not just quantity) of the cash flows it throws off even in bad times.

One can always argue that the quality of properties may be better in CA, but I'm of the belief that quantity has a quality of its own.  

I understand that portfolio lenders keep the loan "in house" and because of that you don't have to worry about Freddie or Fannie quantity restrictions.