I know you can't force someone to buy if they are not ready or if they made some changes to their financials which is now causing a little heartburn with the lending institution, but what can you really do at the point?

The data speaks volumes. 

I'm in the middle of writing letters myself and wanted to hear about other investors' experiences regarding low volume letter writing.

They've also put checks in place to watch out for those sponsoring agents places they have no ties to or in a large volume without any sales.

Other markets as well just not as much volume so if you do decide to come west some don't hesitate to reach out.

I also don't think you're probably figuring how much you've spent learning lessons the hard way.Another thing to consider is how much extra a self-manager will spend on maintenance out of inexperience or because they don't have the volume with vendors. 

Have to be careful, as MOST (not all) adjusters are 3rd party and thus make more $ the more volume they write up. 

However, their code is fairly straight forward in estimating the volume & area required to detain. 

Currently have nearly 15 million in volume through 4 different transactions, from as small as 12 units up to 32.

Patchogue, New Hyde Park, Valley Stream, Elmont, Hempstead, and many more areas.I'd recommend searching areas that have higher volume of 2-family sales.