.: I don't want to gamble (and wait) on appreciation, all while paying taxes and condo fees out the ***. 4-6% just won't cut it for me.

Actually handwriting the letters yourself will definitely get you a better response rate, as it feels more personal and authentic (because it is!).

It won't looks as authentic, but writing "looking forward to your call" 1400 times gets tiresome.

The whole couch thing was tongue in cheek but boy it sure would be nice for the first week after quitting my day job.There was a good episode on Frontline called The Retirement Gamble that really made me greatfull that I discovered passive income through REI.http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/retirement-gamble/

You can also do them for property use, i.e. a church selling land but requiring it not be used for gambling, a liquor store, etc.

There are standard postage sticky stamps which still give your mailing that authentic feel and look.

When it comes to direct mailing and sending out post cards, what are good authentic ways to attract a motivated seller to call you?

I have done a couple deals and purchased other courses and I believe his blueprint is the most authentic and not just a ploy to sell, but actually help people that is looking to further develop their business and scale.  

Bob find a different attorney.There are attorneys who only know about vanilla real estate deals and transactions.Then there are attorneys who specialize in business transactions and also exotic structures and owner finance strategies.Clearly you either explained what you were doing to them in a wrong way or they do not have the knowledge to make an accurate statement.One of my pet peeves is people answering a question when they do not know the answer and "winging it" to make themselves look better.I find more power in telling people I do not know but I will try and find out.You can't know everything but you can spend your life trying to improve and be authentic.

Look into the ad budgets of companies like Procter and Gamble, Car Manufactures, Cell Phone Companies, or Insurance Agencies.