So yes they WILL call you back as long as you do not piss them off, be pushy or harass them.So for that round of one time mailing I made 25 leads.SO I already beat you here.BUT the story doesn't end here ohh no.Instead of using the money to send mailers to the exact same poeple I am now sending a brand new bunch of people the mailers.And again, out of the 100 people that see the mailers.. bla bla bla, same story and again I get 25 leads.That is 50 leads,And with the third mailer THE SAME thing and now I have 75 leads, vs your 16 leads.You may think well that is a lot of number manipulating... now I ask you..

Find a weekend job working for a general contractor or a temp agency for handyman positions.

The tenants broke the glass moving out in the middle of winter yet he was cited for not painting it in 30deg F temps.

Knowing that 140K is my end number once the note has matured, is it better to factor in interest and manipulate sale price to end with 140K or have no interest on the note and just get 140K in five years?  

We're like the frog in the pot with the water temp slowly being turned up, and we keep on just sitting there and taking it.

You do not buy real estate like you might a car, based on the payment you can afford, that is not investing, that's manipulating a purchase with little upside.

No matter what State you are in, once the occupant takes possession of the property  through Seller financing and something go wrong, the burden of proof is on the lender to show that they did not lie and manipulate the Buyer into the financing.

The CPI numbers are manipulated and a moving goal post and there are better risk adjusted returns out there outside of real estate.

Barring manipulating it so you can close the sale of the land before you close the purchase of the house you could do a revere exchange.  

Best method used in our area is HEAT they basically heat up the whole area with a huge piped in blower and heat the units till temp reaches XXX and kills the tricky little blood suckers.Hard to determine as who brings them in they can lay dormant for long periods.