If you have a really good piece going to a really good list you could meet or exceed that, but also don't be bummed out if you are like 5-10 rather than 50 calls.When you talk about 500 letters are you planning on having a list of 500 and mailing them consistently or are you going to have a bigger list and mail out 500 a week until you hit the whole list?

Scenario 1 - If the walls are already white or tan I will generally cut a piece and color match.

@Bryan L. how do you position yourself in your marketing pieces that go out to motivated sellers?

You can find contracts on the web or simply write it on a piece of paper and have both parties sign.

I am not affiliated with him or his company in any way.For every piece of what you are trying to put together, you can learn it by reading. 

The cost of this "improvement" is an important, decision-making piece of data (because if I can't unload this cost onto the tenants, the deal won't work). 

His biggest piece of advice is to go out and meet people constantly.

In this business you have to have all the right pieces and a business model.

Is my contracting time considered an expense, or is it part of the sweat equity piece?  

@Jake Kozul More often than not, if we GC a project for another investor we are getting a piece of the action.