I don't strategically place them, I use postcards and yellow letters strategically. 

I like Bill Gulley's formulation:  Real Estate Operator.The real reason you are having trouble with what to call it is that you cannot call it what it actually is.There is a name for the process of facilitating transactions for profit, buying and selling options and contractual rights, etc.  

For evidence of this look at what happened in 2008-9, see the term strategic walk away.  

So, yes go after them, but be very strategic in what and how much you go after them. 

Great to get different opinions in formulating your own path.

Look forward to strategizing more and crossing paths at a meet up.

Once you've formulated your plan, then you need to learn your market.

Shortly after the housing crash, big equity funds like Black Stone and American Homes 4 Rent were buying up literally 10's of thousands of homes in very strategic markets that fit their criteria and putting them under good management.

Does anyone consider this when strategizing how to protect themselves and their assets?

Also reading through the forums and blogs has provided me with a greater ability to find information and formulate actual data vs. pro formula found on Zillow and Realtor.com.