Doug, even with those techniques (which I use open ended yellow postcards), I would say generally speaking that 10% response is not a realistic target with most mail outs.

The average loan processor is not very sophisticated so lenders reduce the complexity by screening out complex deals.Seasoning is a business decision and not a legal requirement.Lenders who have little to no seasoning before they will lend on the appraised value generally use other techniques to manage the risks.

I've bought some NLP programs but have avoided using techniques in that package because I feel that they make me sound like a snake (as does the instructor of the package, which will remain unnamed).As for 1031s, while I know very basically what they are used for (exchaning equity from one property to another) I've never actually dealt with them.

Using the seller-carryback installment payment technique, sellers can avoid what we call “tax friction” and defer these taxes, paying them in very small increments over a long period of time.

One technique for a new person in the business is to explain that they are new in the business, working thru college, paying for xyz to help out xyz, and are glad that they are starting out work with nice honest people like........yaddi, yaddi, ya.....After the story next is qualify....who, what, why, how come, how many, when, why not, ect.... this is where you gather all the info on the transaction you catch my drift.Next land Note: during the landing stage is where you begin to propose the offer, this is the same place where you remind them about all the bad stuff wrong with the house.Next is the Close....later got to go to work

p=18568&highlight=#18568These are posts by Ryan Webber who I told you about and who will be by to welcome you.On another post he said:Its about building a network of marketing techniques that will each give you a deal or two a year.

Once you learn the techniques that work in your market or in a certain area then it is just about doing enough of them consistently and persistently.

Working with a single family house allows the new landlord to learn the operating expenses first hand and also develop the skills to be a landlord.If you make a mistake with the operating expenses and landlording technique with a SFH, this is not a fatal error.

This is not going to be any different than any of the other techniques out there for investing.

Anyhow, that is irrelevant now and I am learning the hard way about some of these techniques.