Nail gun for the quarter round.  

Heck, I even look forward to the part of the show when that crazy "fire round" guy comes on.

That always makes me laugh a little.I just set up my first round of direct mail postcards (1,000) to absentee owners with properties scattered throughout the Honolulu county.

I have seen an upswing in flippers for sure round here. 

.   ;-) you describe what a former PM told me when I asked "how do you rent to students that are not here all year round".... the PM though only has students sign 12 month leases and some how that works out.

My name is Matt Forbes, I have been lurking on BP for about 6 months, and am getting ready to send out my first round of direct marketing for Southern MA.  

If you want to delve deeper and be more accurate, here's a breakdown:Potential Rents: $24,000Vacancy & Credit Loss (5%): $1,200Gross Operating Income: $22,800Repairs & Maintenance (10%): $2,280 Management (10%): $2,280 (Even though you'll likely manage it yourself, you should include this because 1) Your time has an opportunity cost, 2) If you grow your portfolio you may eventually hire out management, and 3) It's simply how the analysis is done, don't reinvent a wheel that's already round)CapEx / Replacement Reserves (2%): $456 (This is something that you would likely leave out of a pro forma when selling your property, but a bank would include it in the underwriting analysis, and I suggest you include it when analyzing as a potential buyer.

Oh well...going to make the rounds tomorrow morning.

They did not allow for the properties to go to the second rounds and make sure the sellers went with me.

However if I was unable to keep them busy year round I would give out their info to my close investor buddies.