I'm in Wisconsin where its cold and in my experience there are more tenants willing to move in summer than winter, and a 6 mo lease would move my turnover cycle from January to June which might be preferable also.

The area has a hospitable climate, away from hurricanes, excessive heat or cold, snow ect... 7.

Of course, it depends on the market, the provider, the specific props, but I think you cold bump that up to $200 pretty safely if you stick to solid B/B+ props in secondary/tertiary markets (which won't fee any upcoming downturn quite as badly as primaries like SF and seattle). 

ps. my market is Indianapolis (its COLD)Austin 

I plan to use some strategies outlined in Anson Young's book "Finding and Funding Great Deals", including getting a list of target deals utilizing ListSource.com and direct marketing to these properties through both cold calling and direct mail.

I read somewhere that demand does down significantly for renting duplexes in cold months.2.

Assuming that’s not in a high cost area, house-hacking while working and knocking out your associates might be another route worth exploring.This would give you an opportunity to explore both college and REI before doubling down on one or the other.If you can suffer the cold, Cornell has a great real estate program, is transfer student friendly, and offers solid financial aid.

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Networking with brokers is great too, depending on the broker, but the truly best deals you will strike and have the opportunity to execute will come when you are the one taking the call directly.Send letters, cold call, warm call, knock on doors, leave door hangers, post ads, do anything to start a conversation with someone who may be considering selling their property.

I'm looking at doing some cold calling for wholesaling and had a few questionsDoes list source also include phone numbers, if not how to get the numbers for the list?