I canceled my outgoing rent check to my landlord (the neighbor's father) and spoke with the landlord on the phone. 

Put her on the phone with my CPA, who yelled at her, "what are you doing there, you know I care of it".

You make a phone call, they come out and measure, provide a written quote.

You can certainly do this over the phone, but it's really about your risk tolerance.

The first hire is normally an admin person and then a buyer's agent.

The benefit is you'll get a current phone number for each owner. 

You're completely forgetting to account for taxes, insurance, vacancy, CapEx, Repairs, management, water/sewer, lawn care, snow removal, professional/admin fees.

If you triple the value, you should expect the taxes to triple as well.What about water/sewer, shared electric or other utilities, lawn care/snow removal (if applicable), trash pick up, admin and professional fees?

I have a campaign starting soon & dont want my phone ringing w/tire kickers.

I look at various foreclosure lists, find the owners name on the tax assessors website, and grt the phone number from Whitepages premium.