There is not a lot of low hanging fruit.

I for one don't fault the borrowers at all for walking away from these raw deals.

Low hanging fruit as long as you have a handle on pricing and complete your seller's disclosure.  

Purchase price: $587,000 Cash invested: $587,000 Industrial raw land developed into 12-unit industrial park, some will be held and some will be sold

I have always seen them caught with live traps with fruit as the bait. 

Hitting every house in an area requires more volume but is lower hanging fruit because you are the only one contacting them.If you narrow down a specific list you are really interested in, change your mailer to something that stands out.

I think she would prefer that the balance did not come down and she did not have to claim the interest.I sell lots, raw land and some real rough houses on owner finance. 

I bought a raw land parcel, so cash flow should begin in 3-4 years.  

A bowl of fruit on the kitchen counter.

Economists estimate we are still some 5 million housing units behind the demand, even after the beginnings of construction recovery.It's going to be a tough time for move-ups and first-timers for a good while yet.The shiny side of that coin is that this means the demand for rehabs and fix-and-flips of short sales, REOs and other distressed properties continues to be strong in many areas.The education to which I'm connected is in the process of putting together a raw land development class.