I just finished sending out 475 postcards in 3 waves so the last wave just went out on Saturday.

I just finished sending out my first wave of direct mail postcards and my plan is to start out wholesaling properties to gain more experience to be able to venture into different areas of real estate.

@Mark Elliott Thanks I appreciate it I'm actually in buffalo right now putting out signs if you want to meet up sometime today

@Richard Dunlop@Mark Elliott@Andrew MartelAs I look at the property median price map for the country, I'm really seriously thinking of moving to the East because it seems like there are more options available with lower starting price.

In my area, you can go to any RE broker waving a preapproval letter for 155k in their face and they will smile at you like one of those cheshire cats.I have always been the type of person who succeeds in everything I put my mind to RE is no different thus far, to this I say thank you naysayers for the motivation.

Bank Owned Recently Purchased Owner Occupied (with up to date taxes paid)Mortgages in the last 8 years or for amounts that are extremely higher than the house could be worth I then move the properties that are remaining into a spreadsheet, I have 2 waves of marketing one for the beginning of the month and another for the middle, by July 1st I should have 100 total properties on my spreadsheet.

Hey there @Chris Elliott!

@Elliott Griffin I may be biased too, but I think my investor background helps me as an agent for finding other investor homes as well as for my property management business.

@Jason FarmerThose billionaires also don't need them money anytime soon, have money to lose and can buy enough to transform an area and do it right now buy a few hoping to ride the wave and have someone manage them for 10% of low rents.  

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