Typically a good marketing campaign would involve 3 to 6 letters or post cards.

Court house auctions involve too many unknowns since you cannot inspect prior to sale.

Buzz - are involved at all in real estate?

Commonly insured by FHA, it involves no monthly payment and the deferred interest accrues to the balance.

Wish the realtor wasn't involved, and I could talk directly to the seller.On another subject, I hear about people doing lots of deals, I have been "looking" for several months and have only done one deal(I purchased and rented out a Fannie Mae 1br).

Maybe you can get involved in one?

Well, unfortunately, adding a bath or bedroom does not necessarily add value where an appraiser is concerned, except probably in the square footage.

What type of investing have you been involved in this year?

Also, it's good to watch out for the clause involving what happens in case of a "sale" - sometimes they will want you to list the property with them if deciding to sell and still in a lease agreement.

Just make sure that you can figure in nice profit margins for everyone involved BEFORE you bring the deal to them.