Average is around 40-50k.With that being,  some agencies are better than others in terms of training and lead generation. 

Without those skills generations of people are locked into a never ending cycle of poverty. 

This alongside the growth we have individually will help us reach our retirement and generational wealth goals.

Even less so if you can't even view the credit reports and are just relying on the Smart Move computer generated recommendations.As their current landlord, you already know how at least two of them perform as tenants.You already verified their income is substantial, more than enough.... that's good.No legal history problems... that's good.Simple fix for the collections.... verify that the collections are valid and have the tenants set up a payment plan with their creditors.

I'm a newbie mortgage banker and I'm trying to generate leads so I plan on sending out direct mail postcards around my area in Los Angeles.

I do need to generate some extra income for my future.  

Also if they will both be vacant try  targeting multi-generational families,  could be a selling point if they want an older family member nearby.

I have generated a list of all the material cost that you would expect to pay at Home Depot.

A lawyer I spoke with online through RocketLawyer said it will probably cost me $1000 attorney fee to generate a demand document such as that and said I may as well split the difference of what GC thinks I owe him vs what he thinks he owes me (about 2k) and call it a day.

If you own property in po dunk nowhere then you are going to have a much tougher time leasing out to a second or third generational tenant.One developer I know just built a high end 400,000 sq ft retail open air walkable mall concept.