I'm a native, so I can shed some light on about 95% of the metro area.

Drone videos - these are only useful when property is difficult to show through stills and 360 V Tours (like large land parcels, mountain properties or waterfront properties to show view form the water - You can hire this yourself.With all the resources an Entry Only (Flat Fee) listing broker has through the MLS, in most cases(not all), it is difficult to justify a high commission by listing agents.Again ...before the fellow Realtors react to my comments.

You are reacting to your aversion to rejection by people who are not going to make you money anyway.

My thought is that different people will react different to the 2 letters.

I have been looking at Profit Grabber, 360 Real Estate Investor Software, Real Estate Prospects, and React.

I can understand that people are angry over what has happened over the past five years, but the way I see it flippers were just reacting to the market conditions at that time.

I use hand addressed letters and have noticed people respond/react to those a lot more than standard letters.

There are a few things which are true. 1) always be testing your marketing material2) always have a handle on where your bottom line business comes from3) don't punt too soon.. marketing isn't like a strip club... things aren't going to happen that fast.4) the least expensive marketing is network marketing5) the most expensive marketing produces too many opportunities to fulfill6) don't react just because someone says it works for them.

@Joseph AlieHey I am in the same spot as you were back when you posted this. 25 year old California native that’s been living and working in Boston for the past 2 years.

How did Austin react during the downturn compared to other major metros?