@Stephanie Meeks Thank you for the links - have bookmarked them so I can add to my arsenal. 

@Carl BrownI'm definitely adding skip tracing/telemarketing to my arsenal 

Always bring an arsenal to every battle.Have a backup for your backup for every aspect of your business and step 1 is grooming someone to replace yourself so you can eventually step down and focus on growth

It really is block-to-block as they say (which incidentally seems to be the case in most cities I've invested in) Also on the near eastside I like Irvington, Arsenal Heights, Woodruff Place, Windsor Park, portions of St Clair Place and Little Flower.

And since thats the direction I'm moving toward, its indispensable in my arsenal of books.

Feeling confident on running numbers and assessing risk factors alone will give you a whole new bout of arsenal for getting going.My only caution about MD would be the numbers.

If you are hitting all your absentees with equity, then probate is a good strategy to add to your marketing arsenal.

I do know what I know, now, from my education and my decisions to learn my past trade that the tools you have in your arsenal can make or break your business decisions.

One of the biggest tools in the individual investor's arsenal is (or should be) the ability to solve problems.

yeah john the michael Quarles podcast might be my favorite. i have six rentals right now and getting financing is becoming harder and harder also i am getting pickier and pickier with the deals i want to pursue so i figured a direct mail campaign could land me a great subject to deal. this way i could get the deep discount with built in financing. although i have never done a deal subject to but i would love to add it to my arsenal.