But, be smart. find an area and concentrate on it.

There is a foreclosure problems mostly concentrated in areas such as the North Bronx and in Queens (tons of houses in Jamaica).

I went to University of Michigan and graduated in 2001 with an B.S.E. in Engineering Physics with a concentration in aerospace propulsion.

Go early or stay late, they will be totally concentrating during the actual auctions 20.

Most of the big boys are concentrating on city props when they could really get better cashflows on some of the places in the burbs where the values have dropped sharply but rental rates have not.

In reading as much as I can about marketing I have determined that I might be better off concentrating on specific zip codes with more letters per property.

I don't think it's good to rule the first three out completely, but if you are trying to further your dollar, and your time, concentrate on those individuals you feel are motivated and not making the effort to call you.

In that case which 'groups' should I concentrate on?

I would concentrate in the area of high equity properties and also htose with major repairs needed as most investors like the ARV model.

That is about 1 dollar apiece.Should be 50 cents if you do yourself.If you have limited funds don't start out at 200.Do a more concentrated and highly targeted approach.It's better to send 100 letters to quality prospects than 1,000 letters to the wrong audience.