I do a combination of 2 things to increase the effectiveness of this technique.Leave them a message and say "Hey Jim, I am interested in your For Rent house so I mailed you a letter and you should receive it tomorrow.

I always looked at what was time effective for me to do, and how good or bad I would feel about the result versus the cost.

Direct mail can be a huge expense with little return if not done effectively.

To utilize this strategy most effectively, use an entity, an LLC partnership is recommended for rental properties.If you are looking at projects requiring rehab, you can take private money loans at set interest rates (similar to a HML) use their funds to rehab the project, then refinance and cash them out.

Failure to negotiate satisfactory short sale terms within 120 days of the Effective Date (as defined below) shall cause this agreement to be null and void at the option of Seller or Buyer and all deposits will be returned.

Dripping faucets or running toilets wasting YOUR water; traps with buckets under them and damage to cabinet bases; loose toilet/leaking wax ring damaging YOUR flooring or the apartment below; faucet STEMS leaking when turned on, allowing water to damage YOUR countertops.

Is your marketing effective at bringing in prospects?

The students had a dog that did damage to the wood floors and they didn't clean it --OF COURSE>

Make sure you've got their Social Security number, and a clause in your lease that mentions "liquidated damages", which is legalese for, "we both agree that the refrigerator is worth $3,000, etc".

This is not cost effective as I'll have to hire an attorney.c) let her break the lease, pay me a little $ to get her walk away, change the locks and get a new renter in there.d) let things continue as is not really knowing if this punk is tearing my place up.The choice is lease resistance (i.e., the least financially) seems to be choice B.Any thoughts?