(Not trying to advertise ; just trying to be honest)I am from the STL, the LOU or for the keyword St.

Also, if you call them they can suggest lists that are working and set you up on a direct mail campaign. 

That said, I did advertise on CL for laborers.

And congrats on the yellow letter marketing campaign out the door!

Another thing it gives you is credibility and a certain level of know how in addition to realtor tools and connections.On the opposite side, one thing that may be to your detriment is that when you sell your properties you HAVE to advertise that you are selling as an Owner/Broker.

I'm about to fire up a nice mailing campaign but trying to decide between letters or cards..Thoughts please?

@Dawn Anastasi yes the couple provided their midwest landlord who I called and got a raving review but it's a private owner so who knows, in retrospect.And they indicated they were staying at Extended Stay America Pasadena since they flew into CA, which struck a chord with me as months ago when I relocated from NYC, I also stayed in Extended Stay America but the one right near Long Beach Airport, until I closed on this house. in retrospect, i realize when i advertised for a housemate on CList months ago, i had initially indicated i stayed at Extended Stay America and had just closed on my home and was looking for a housemate (and found a great one just weeks ago, who is also from NYC but now works for Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles Police Department thru a government contractor. would not put it past these characters to have actually stalked my CList posts and gathered info to use to sugar-coat their story. anyways i dont wanna get my housemate involved as he's new but at least he has connections as far as some of his clients, if it comes to that for whatever it might be worth if things escalate and/or become violent. i'm a very diplomatic person, not sure if that helps in this sutation though =/they offered to pay more rent ($300 more per month) and of course i said no, you need to work on finding a new place better and fast before time runs out for your situation. and in reply they (well the father, he does most the yapping) just asked me to install area rugs which they initially agreed to install in the first place even before 3 kids magically appeared in the picture and now are claiming the rugs will help deaden the sound but that I have to furnish them. guess there's suddenly a few screws coming lose as the act is finally falling to pieces. i mean who in their right mind is going to cater to their 'needs' after being lied to and my signature forged (God knows where else?!).

We have an internal network where I can advertise directly to the workforce...a workforce that periodically goes through background investigations and is held to a high standard of ethics and financial responsibility.So I don't expect much in the deadbeat tenant arena, and the building/condo is in very good shape.  

For years we have used Rent Juice to syndicate out our advertising duties within our property management company.

To give you a very basic quick overview: Most of the time you pick an area and start a mail campaign.