First group is more motivational in nature:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/69/topics/59018-how-did-your-first-calls-go-to-potential-sellers-starting-out-http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/62/topics/17224-telephone-fear-how-to-get-rid-of-it-when-talking-to-sellershttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/01/14/conquering-fear-phone-rings/This next group is more of the "how to" and "what to say":http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/87-real-estate-investor-marketing/topics/33478-scriptshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/93/topics/36201-qualifying-questionshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/41/topics/46888-cold-calling-finding-phone-numbershttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/87/topics/43359-i-hate-cold-callinghttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/87/topics/45714-direct-mail-what-list-would-typically-generate-the-highest-response-rate-http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/87/topics/20637-how-to-talk-to-all-potential-sellershttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/21/topics/37687-new-agent-needs-help-with-cold-calls-http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2009/10/25/script-screening-motivated-sellers/http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/07/25/99-real-estate-leads-and-no-real-estate-deals/http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/1078/blog_posts/12211-call-care-and-educate-http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/87/topics/15544-door-knocking-what-to-sayhttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/14743-my-next-question-finding-distressed-sellershttp://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/313-the-1-way-to-make-money-in-today-s-markethttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/93/topics/44915-calling-buyers-leave-a-voicemail-http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/93/topics/45854-angry-voicemail

Mason ValenzuelaThe great thing about a long letter is that the phone wont ring much while filtering out non motivated people.

Curb appeal gets the phone to ring. 3.

My question is, do the wax rings fail us or do we fail the wax rings?

Yellow Letters flat out make the phone ring however some of the calls are stupid...

Passive income, college education, wedding presents, inheritance are all little reminders of the good things that are going to be by-products of my investing.

Get the water away from the house, put an extra large toilet ring on (or double it)3.

A lot of people are so skeptical (and almost afraid) when they call back from it.I knew about the 'slydial' app where it allows you to skip the ring of someone's phone and just go straight to the voicemail.

Always willing to sign an Injury release and get into the MMA ring.

I use what is available to me through the program and my phone is ringing!