It just makes sense if you're going to be doing this long-term, otherwise you just give those deals away and - statistically - there are more listing opportunities than cash purchase opportunities.I am not licensed but when I meet with a seller I tell them the pros and cons of listing, how much they might get, how long it might take, how much commissions are, etc. 

I'll not bore you with the details, but I will say that the tests I'm running are statistically significant; +-5% interval with 99% confidence.I hate to harp on the math, but it is quite important to this conversation. 

If we don't answer, we get a text message and email.My statistic is that we spend 6-8k on yellow letters to close one deal.The best YL that we have the highest response for is preforeclosures, we scrub the list ourselves through ''Finance and Commerce'' publication (legal paper required in MN for foreclosure notices).I found that buying lists from other sources has a lot of letters that return to us (8-9%)

As I stood there and watched, he continued to calmly, boldly and confidently drive the entire length of the street in the wrong direction.

Without reserves what an investor is saying is they are hoping everything goes perfectly and statistically that doesn't happen with investments.

That’s a very interesting and specific statistic.

Interestingly, I just read an NAR statistic this week stating 2/3 of all REALTORS are female:The typical REALTOR® is a 54-year-old white female who attended college and is a homeowner.67% of all REALTORS® are femalehttps://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/quick-real-estate-statistics

As the other responders have said you have to be very careful about reading magazine articles and then taking a one dimensional view ignoring general  demographics while looking at individual market  statistics. 

Check Airdna statistics they are usually a good guide and the benchmark that most STR lenders use to determine DSCR!

Make certain that you underline and bold correctly and that your calls are first and third in your flow.