The price to get in is obviously TOUGH, but if you have a pile of cash to play with, it's hard to argue with or beat the long term results of the cities with the best job markets and lifestyle (for those who can afford it) in the world.

The last house I bought, was brought to me off-market by my agent, and it's seeming that off-market is the only way to get good properties without the MLS prices.I've recently got a nice business card printed up, and would like to start a direct mailer campaign, using BatchLeads to find multifamily properties in the local towns that I wish to invest in.I have a pretty strict criteria about what I'm looking to purchase at this time:-Legal 2-or-more unit large Multifamily (not required to be owner occupied)-Each unit should be at least 3 bedrooms (so if it's a duplex, it needs to be 6+ bedrooms)-Sewer (not septic)-Gas (not oil)A lot of this information is not readily available online, so once I start my mailers, I'm sure I'm going to find people who eventually respond, but that don't have criteria which match what I'm looking for.I feel like it would be a waste if I paid a bunch of money for direct mailers, and then someone reaches out to me to sell, but their house doesn't match the criteria of what I'm looking for -- I don't know anything about wholesaling.What can I do to monetize these leads, or is the answer is that I need to learn So we believe no lead is a bad lead.

I guess I was trying to run faster than my brain.

We used to own all of our houses but are about 50/50 lease vs. own, mainly because leasing allows us to move faster when opening additional houses. 

Thank you for the valuable information @Mike Lambert  Aside from banks, is there other institutions we could get the refinance faster here in Portugal? 

Faster is better but you don't typically need the fastest available. 

For recent purchases: less than 3 years, you probably have to grow with them and think about how can you maximize returns: maybe ADUs, or Coin-laundry or e-pay, renting space on the property for storage, air b and b or mid term rentals, splitting the lots, Tic sales etc... or value add to increase appreciation faster!! 

I strictly use them to trade into places I really want to go and I can never, ever beat the price I pay for a week as compared to normal rentals rates which are three to seven times higher per night.  

Dont hide behind your cell phone don't leave the stupid for faster response text me.

Totally worth it though as buying property here in CO is a great way to build wealth quickly, and it sure beats renting.