Shannon  I think you got the cart before the horse here. instead of spending money on a mail out you might want to consider spending money on some sales education.

The cart comes before the horse. 

I actually was talking this out with a friend who would be a potential partner and I think that would be the best bet for me so I won't feel like I'm running the race by myself.

Montana is a rich retirement area for the people who love winter activities and hunting and the property values here continue to rise.Cecil Lee RussellCLeeR EnterprisesHungry Horse, Montana

This particular rule was created to help rule out hobby losses, particularly horse racing.

Hold your horses!

Love the guys and I did find an investor who funded a deal for me, but still feel that they do more buy and hold (which I hope to get to) and multi unit high horse dollar deals... and I leave feeling like a failure...

On the other hand, my dad is currently tied for middle place in the great American rat race.

She says she's almost 50/50 now which is a long way from where we started.At first she was frightened by my interest in real estate investing, but she knows I have been carefully and patiently learning as much as possible from the good folks on Bigger Pockets, reading RE books, and going to REI meetups.We have also started playing the Rich Dad board game "Cash Flow" and now she is using terms like "getting out of the rat race" and "financial freedom" The game has helped us to spend more quality time with the family too (young adults) .

You need to find the thing that gets your heart racing.