Subsequently, real estate investors and agents can take control of their own email real estate and build their own lists.Buying Internet LeadsBuying internet leads has been popular for a variety of real estate and mortgage companies since before the last housing boom.

I doubt anyone has that many posts and has avoided any disagreement on BP, but hope I'm not really known to start an argument.....I will always try to convey my experience and other opinions I think show the variety and different apporaches in and to RE.

Absentee Owners have different hot spots.Good luck May good to meet you.Your question is exactly why you should use a variety of delivery pieces.

This gives readers a variety of stories and options.

It seems there truly is a wide variety of ways to go with this.

True a banker can go to bat for you but in most cases you can bring as much milk and cookies as you want but that banker brings your file to an underwriter who has the initial say over a wide variety of factors.

Go through the variety of scenarios.

Currently I'm using a variety of Craigslist ads as well as Zillow, Trulia, and Hot Pads.

Sellers ask for either proof of funds or proof that the buyer can obtain financing because(1) earnest money is often - maybe most often - refundable for a variety of reasons (contingencies)(2) the seller doesn’t want to engage in legal action to obtain the earnest money should the buyer default (title in many states will only “release” earnest money when the opposing party agrees - if not it becomes a court issue)(3) the seller doesn’t want to tie up the property if the buyer can’t perform EVEN IF he would get the earnest money as consideration(4) the seller NEEDS the property to sell much more than he needs the earnest money - he may have a purchase contingent on the sale of the subject property, or numerous other reasons. (5) seller may be able to obtain a higher price by asking for less earnest money and better pre qualifying buyer than relying on the amount of earnest money to “qualify” the buyer. 

They offer a variety of underwriting sheets.