Darren, if you want to print and send out the letters, you can buy mailing lists from list vendors, such as  Listsource.

Hello,I am starting my journey with real-estate investing, and would like to know if there is a blue print for someone new like me to follow when purchasing first property.

Print out past 2 years tax returns, 3 months bank statements and pay stubs/ income generating assets.

Check the fine print regarding audit protection.

Thus, such property as production machinery, printing presses, transportation and office equipment, refrigerators, grocery counters, testing equipment, display racks and shelves, and neon and other signs, which is contained in or attached to a building constitutes tangible personal property for purposes of the credit allowed by section(e) Definition of building and structural components.(1) Generally, buildings and structural components thereof do not qualify as section 38 property.

Print up some business cards if you don't have them. 

You need to refer to the fine print on your loan to see what happens.The bottom line: talk to the bank (even if you are not the original borrower).

So if you take on all of the listing agent duties (Scheduling open houses/showings/making flyers/putting it out on web sites/Print advertising/negotiation/project management etc) I would suggest offering 3% for the buyers agent and taking the other 1% and having one of those "list only" places put it on the MLS.

People want to get into STR because they think they print money as they did in the previous few years. 

@Paul Balyoz: in the last market downturn, the gov. doesn't print unlimited amount of money :)