Now, I will take a "breath" and "breathe"; these real estate agents drive me nuts.

If lower end investments are a bad idea, how does someone without a huge nut begin?   

I would tell the realtor they sent you a nut job.

That's nuts.  

but have met a bunch of other great folks. and those relationships are now germinating and producing fruit..!!!

After listening to Michael Quarles on podcast 81 I realized the "fruit bowl" for equity was pretty much all I should really be mailing to.I mailed out to equity and got fewer leads and most wanted retail BUT they were all laser focused on sellers I could actually do deals with that had equity vs. other lists who may have a few who have equity, and a few who might actually be motivated (with no equity, underwater, waited to the last minute to sell). 

I realize the absentee owners list is considered low hanging fruit but I don't know of anyone else marketing in my area and I'm curious to see the response rate.

I saved some of her VMs just because people might not believe how there are nuts out there walking the streets ...

Hi, I contacted a homeowner on Zillow who was trying to rent out their house. I asked if they'd be willing to sell the house and if so, accept seller financing.Surprisingly, I got a call back from the homeowner.  He s...

If you're spending more than that, you're nuts!