Worse case your post card ends up in their trash.I keep getting mailers for a property that I own in another state.  

Do you use cheap one color postcards or handwritten letters?

Postcards?

One lady  told me she had received 42 postcards in 1 month!! 

The common approach I've seen for a list of addresses of buyers is to send a postcard with an intro and brief explanation of what I'm trying to do for them.

Hosting an open house might not be very expensive (some snacks, mailing material, etc.) but having a publicized memorable open house, say, with sandwiches and lots of marketing materials can get pricey, especially if you want to send out postcards to 100+ people in your farm area.What if a local business was willing to front that cost in exchange for being listed as a sponsor on the marketing materials?

If you were a buy and hold investor (not interested in being a wholesaler or flipper) who is looking to buy 2 rental properties over the next year, would you invest time and money in a direct mail marketing campaign (post cards) for deals or would you go different/cheaper routes (driving for dollars, knocking on doors, etc.)

You also need to find out when they purchased the property because you're gonna be sending them yellow letters or postcards.

If sending Post Cards youll want numbers.

``````````````````If you can not afford the 3%, wait and see if it gets expired, keep sending post cards to the seller, no email or phone.DO NOT talk to the agent first.