I have always been a people person to start with anyway, I think this is the perfect outlet for that energy.

Created a list using the following criteria:Geography: Counties of interestProperty: SFR'sEquity: 100%Market Sold Date: Last 6 monthsNon Occupied Owners: In and out of stateI've bought these list and now will research them to send out direct mail to solicit their interest in my wholesale properties.Any suggestions on improving this technique?

When they're nuts, you can't hope for that kind of resolution; all you can do is protect yourself the best you can and try to deflect their energy to somewhere harmless.

Several of the owners and I have discussed the idea of setting up a HOA to improve neighborhood conditions, and improve desirability, etc.

I believe that it's possible, it's just a low-efficiency effort.

Can the Subject property be updated/improved and will those repairs help capture more dollars in the value range of the neighborhood?

I thought about rehab to retail but found wholesaling to be more efficient.

The spotcrime website seems to be a good one too.I wonder if there are any good places to identify trends over time:- quality of schools - improving or declining?

I was forwarded this article today: http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130701213914-33236097-finally-the-best-times-to-cold-call-revealed I thought that it might be of interest here. The first part of the ar...

So, government will seek the most efficient avenues in an economy.