@Nat Chan You need a strong agent that has relationships with the REO listing brokers in your area.

If you are a contractor interesting in building a long term relationship that benefits us both, let me buy you a coffee or a beer!

If you are a contractor interesting in building a long term relationship that benefits us both, let me buy you a coffee or a beer!

In general, I agree with @Vinh Lethat we've got to have a variety of ways to get deals - all of them leading back to relationships with people. 

If you are a contractor interesting in building a long term relationship that benefits us both, let me buy you a coffee or a beer! 

If you are a contractor interesting in building a long term relationship that benefits us both, let me buy you a coffee or a beer!

They just want to see what you are offering and are hoping it is a real high number.If they took the time to call you though, you have a great opportunity to build a relationship with them and see if you can help them out of a possible difficult situation.

Sending them personally helps in building customer reliability and relationships besides encouraging good reviews and referrals.

That is something you save for a developed relationship. 

I've experienced that they withhold their best terms for investors they feel they can have a successful ongoing relationship with.Now my banker was more inclined to give me the business LOC to purchase property because I our business shows a substantial revenue from property sales.. this might have warmed them up to me.