This would be for when I have some individual "driving for dollars" leads, as opposed to sending mail to entire lists.I'm looking for a service where I can get envelopes with a handwritten font, a real stamp, and a business style letter with a typed font (not handwritten).Thank you in advance if anyone knows of a supplier for this.Jean

Use a real stamp and leave the envelope open (just tuck it in).

Handwritten YL is about 2.3 dollarsMy costs so far, 5 dollars for 50 colored envelopes. 5 dollars for 150 sheet YP, 3 dollars a good sharpy and will spend 49 cts on stamps /letter.That is.. let me think.. . 10 cts (envelope)+49ct (stamp) + 3 cts (YP)= 62cents per letterfor a better impact lets do 1000 letters. that is $620,-  vs $2300,-So I gladly do the work for such savings.

As an example, if you're mailing to unsophisticated homeowners, they might throw out a #10 white envelope with a corporate address for the return label and stamped by First Class Mailer.

I thank them for saving me a stamp.

Being that I am not a flashy person myself (I don't even wear a watch, and rarely a collared shirt)... there aren't too many people I can talk about my successes with for the fear of sounding like a braggart.

Same cost as a stamp, so pretty easy sell.It's always a work in progress but some things I've begun working on: 1)ACH payments2) PM software; website, online applications, digital leases, maintenance requests through resident portal.

One of the best educators i found years ago when I went to 7 real estate meetings a month, sat in the back and had grassed stained tennis shoes and a t-shirt on, with Levi jeans.

As for Dublin, Ireland (considering apartment to buy and hold) on the basic expenses I have listed: maintenance service (quite approximate this seems to be 1 or 1.5 times a month's rent), garbage and cleaning etc included, usually water/electricity/internet are paid by the tenant here, so, nothing, register a tenancy (legally required): 90 eur, add on daft.ie (biggest real estate search engine) 45 eur on the cheapest option, life insurance for the mortgage (if you need a mortgage) approx 25 eur monthly, home insurance approx 400 eur year, when buying a house you need to pay (besides legal fees (1% approx) and valuation report (150 eur approx) the stamp duty (at the moment is exactly 1% of the value of the house).

I've noticed that people ASK about my "brand" when it's on embroidered on my shirt or jacket.