Don't waste your time on just some warm fuzzy feel good postcard but instead say something like "Learn the secret to finding a bargain home" or "Do you want your home sold in under 4 weeks" if so call XXX or go to URL.

Home cost $42k and another $36k in rehab so all in under $80k.

They did fantastic work and finished in under a couple days.

If fact, the opposite is drilled into people...from TV, radio, social media, advertisements, texts, emails, parents, huge houses, nice cars, smart phones, fast food, slow food, no planning, on the go, buy buy buy...we are inundated with consumption opportunities. 

Since the roof had 2 years left and the HVAC was on it's way out, I was able to change the offer and provide a legitimate reason why I was coming in under list and why I also got a new roof out of it.

Use craigslist and Zillow as well but Facebook in metro areas just seems to be so inundated with ads that your tends to get buried quickly - I believe McKinney has their choice of electric providers, so you can't set up a landlord account.

He takes whatever he can get from the tenants because he paid the thing off in under 2 years time!  

Here in CT, we've put 3 houses under contract in under 2 months.

No 60, 90 or 120 day lead times here, he's always been able to get it done in under 30.That relationship is worth its weight in gold - I can call him anytime for a rate quote, loan question, pre-approval letter etc.

@Joel Johnson the "2% rule' doesn't work in all markets, I find it really only applies in under $100k markets where the expenses are higher and you need it to be at 2% to be profitable.