We live just up the road in chesterfield and the majority of my wife's family is in the area you are targeting.

You think that your empty house, full of material and appliances and tools is not an immediate Target for theft?

I would use that number as a target price.  

Any of the guys above or I can help put you on an auto email for new properties that meet your criteria in your target areas.

My question is this: We've analyzed several deals in our target area and found that if we're going to live in one of the units, it causes the property to not cash flow.

I would suggest driving for houses with a target mailing to only properties that you identify via your drive for houses.  

We would greatly appreciate any advice as to pockets within these zips that would be good to avoid or target.

Oftentimes, value-added investors target these buildings as investments since well-located Class B buildings can be returned to their Class A glory through renovations such as facade and common area improvements.

As an out of state investor, you put a huge target on your back for these kind of operators.In summary, investing out of state is a fantastic idea ... you should totally do it.

But upon contacting a company that can do the letters for me, I was told that I will need to go and get my own list, because they don't have Canadian customers.I tried to google how to get a list in Canada and I found out that Canada post can rent you a list.This means that I can only target my list based on neighborhood, which is a good start.But for anyone who have been successful with yellow letters in Canada, can you please share how you targeted your marketing efforts, how you saved on postage (almost $1 now), and other tips and recommendations for me.Thanks for your help