With your experience in the arena and your comfort level, you should be very successful as long as you also know the areas/neighborhoods in which you are investing in.

Then you do it 3-5 times and realize it's simple again.... you BRRR Buy low, raise NOI and sell/refi high.... forgot to mention work your *** off, live under your means and make good decisions.To be successful you have to immerse yourself in real estate. 

IN order to have a successful direct mail campaign, be clear on your investment objectives and based on this, you can target the right sellers with the right marketing piece.

@Amul S.Sure thing - Lenders go by the appraised value of the property, and lend you 70-75% of it's value.In order to do a successful BRRRR and cash out on all your initial capital, you need to make sure you can renovate and increase the value enough so that it meets this "rule", and you can get most if not all your money back and to pay back the HELOC.If your property appraises for 100k, most lenders will lend up to 70k-75k.I put the word rule in quotes because different lenders have different guidelines, but if you are looking for a conventional bank product like a 30-year fixed rate loan, Fannie Mae has their guidelines on how much they can lend up to.

MurrayTrump: The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received by Donald TrumpThe 7 Secrets to Successful Apartment Leasing by Eric CumleyThe Definitive Guide to Apartment Marketing by Josh Grillo2 Years to a Million in Real Estate by Matthew MartinezTax-Free Wealth by Tom WheelwrightRaising Private Capital: Building Your Real Estate Empire Using Other People’s Money by Matt Faircloth

Successes or failures? 

@Kyle Mitchell1) I like podcasts that focus on tools for success (practical) or lessons learned form mistakes (detailed).

Partnering will set you up for long term success.

Best regards and here's to continued success!

I think you can find success either way, you just need to find what works best for you.