Drive for dollars and write yellow letters.

You can easily see significant valuation increases in just a few blocks away.   

How much they are able and willing to pay is huge, and in some areas, it is literally a matter of a few blocks' difference.

I'm planning to send 1,000 letters per month for the next 6 months.

Everybody in trying to make a profit but if there is anything driving the decision (e.g. need to raise funds for another opportunity or need to deploy funds from a sale) it might create the opportunity for creative financing in some fashion.Know the neighborhoods - As you can see from reading on BP, in many cities, things can change dramatically literately block-by-block.

Practices are way off, the investor is correct, it is not industry standard, collecting 50% puts me on a red flag, if a sub asks me for 50% down, it takes me 5 seconds to block their number.

You may have already used this resource, since you've already been around the block. 

When they walk  in with some deal, the first thing to recognize is that you're talking to someone who has made a bogus business contract not having the intent to follow through to the letter of their contract nor having the ability to carry through.

Here is an overview of the process of a deal that will use Transactional Funding1) Make an offer, accompanied by a Proof of Funds letter.

Remember to submit the generic letter addressed to the husband just to cover yourself.