My first stop for any advice or question about real estate is always BiggerPockets.Read books about real estate, finance, and business (here are some of my favorites):The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing by Josh Dorkin & Brandon Turner (just what it says it is and it's free)The ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy (good for learning about analysis and multi-family properties)Trump Strategies for Real Estate Investing by George Ross (negotiating and strategic relationship building)What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know about Cash Flow by Frank Gallinelli (great for analysis)Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki (investor mindset)A more interactive step, after starting your research of course, is to drive or walk in the area you want to invest in (your niche, which the Ultimate Beginner's Guide can help you define).  

I am trying to navigate and formulate an approach but there seems to be so many options.

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You may or may not get a positive response from any one seller in the first mailing but with persistent and strategic follow-up, you will more likely catch them at a point when they become most motivated.

It was a good strategic when prices were on the rise.

I would of been a little more strategic...

Justin, I'm sure you know this biz is a grind... so I rather do what I enjoy... which is teaching and strategic business development (it gets to a point where it become boring really) and help folks make money and in return I hope they give me an opprunity to take down the big whale.Jeff

I know several others who are also doing their part.Without a legitimate lobby, I don't think investors will ever achieve the ability to get their voices truly heard.I suppose we could try to formulate an organization whose role it is, but somehow I'm afraid that there just isn't the will on behalf of the individual investors out there to finance such a group.Perhaps we simply need to ask . . .

Hey Andrew Baisley,Sounds like you've spent a lot of time strategizing.

Great points and strategic advice.