One point of observation is that all of the selling videos I watched that made me want to purchase the system made it seem that I either didn't have to have any money or that if I purchased the system I would have access to money. 

There are problems with this approach as I was observing a neighbor absentee landlord handling his tenants.

In essence no, I have not observed what you mentioned but I do respect your opinion.

The hardest part from what I hear is getting an already licensed inspector to mentor you because I believe you have to observe/assist in 100 inspections before you can go out on your own among other license requirements.

Not to worried about having a property manager and having less cash flow because from what I've observed from podcast and other investors is once the ball gets rolling it is a lot easier to keep going.

KS statements are more a declaration of an observation than a projection of the nefarious plans of a cabal.   

You can't generalize just by observing from a few data points or even from your OWN experience.

As for mailing probates, I've never observed a postcard to pull, favoring campaign of letters in sequence, each with a timely theme that the reader would say"that's me" and motivates them to contact you whereby you convert (sell) them on the phone to take the next action step in your sales funnel.

I personally observed YL actively seeking to take new orders from people they believed to be new customers, after the supposed "shutdown".YellowLetters.com has now re-branded and they are answering phones again. 

Once the Court has made it's decision, and the big headache is gone, most Landlords go back to being pretty happy with their asset rather quickly.Your observations on timing and motivation are very astute, but I have found more than 3 touches to be a waste and accelerated mailing to be non productive, even harmful.One other note....I RARELY hit a home run with this list.