Since I am so new I have to rely on the advice of others and go with the bandit signs and a letter campaign as my initial method of locating sellers.

I'm guessing the electrician's union got the smoke detector rule passed and funded a few campaigns along the way there.

Because Obama had a campaign event to get to, and didn't give a rip about the dead ambassador.

I get calls from my yellow letter marketing campaigns to out-of-state owners with response rates as follows...1st mailing - 12%2nd mailing - 5%3rd mailing - 3.5%I'm happy with the response rate, but not happy with the amount of motivated callers.

Simple answer to your question is: This type of email "drip" campaign is not enough to be considered "Procuring Cause" on its own.

Put out 50 signs a week, every other weekend and have a sign campaign that lasts several months at a time.

From one that speaks to people in foreclosure on regular basis, one repeating emotional trend I see is embarrassment---in general, folks in this position often act too late because they are embarrassed (pride is another good emotional anchor) with admitting failure...Although I don't market to these individuals, I understand the mindset all to well and believe any marketing campaign to these folks should include the following components:- Discretion/Privacy: Give them an opportunity to learn more without revealing themselves initially---offer a white paper or recorded info-message which would allow these distressed homeowners to learn without the need to speak to somebody. - Hope: Too many marketers are appealing to fear---although fear is a compelling emotional trigger, the majority of people don't want to be reminded what they will lose, they want to be reassured that there is a chance for recovery

You can also:-do direct mail campaigns-cold call-Warm market-pass out business cards to EVERYONE you meet.

A city wide clean up campaign sponsored by the Mayor’s office.

My thinking has been along the lines that some relatively significant portion of the proceeds of our first deal should be sunk into a marketing campaign to get the word out and get some better/easier deals sent our way.