Instead of focusing on pure volume of direct mail, you can be very successful by focusing on the best return of each motivated seller you are able to turn into a deal.HINT:  Find the market that is not being addressed within a niche, and focus on turning over those rocks to find the gems!

@Rob Beardsley when I look at financials for a syndication I'm evaluating or any other pro-forma, it's a big red flag for me if they assume organic rent growth higher than expense growth.

Since making my investment, I am in the red due to the bankruptcy of a single retailer/renter.

Dude..You rock!

you will find that most that answer you on BP marketplace are just due diligence pump and dump schemers offer rates too good to be true ( BIG RED FLAG) suck you into 500 bucks or so sent to them and never hear from them again.Private lenders do not advertise generally speaking.. you want a  HML.. they advertise are for real and you can trust them to fund if you have a for real deal.

It was just very unsightly and a bright red flag.

My lender red flagged it for me when the binder came in as the coverage was for a little over $100k of the purchase price.

I have a large home in Redding CA that I lease out to someone that rents rooms out to women that are rebuilding their lives after various life traumas. 

@Andrew Hinton your post raises red flags regarding securities compliance.

Some of my concerns are1) The house is vacant and if you look at the photos there are paper signs near water outlets i assume saying the house is winterized. is this a giant red flag?