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I know the topic that I'm inquiring about has probably been addressed and/or beaten with a dead horse but I'm really not trying to allow my fear of the unknown to stop me from jumping in and taking action like I did 10 years ago when the passion for real estate investing took hold of my soul but I feel that there are a few things I need to set up before starting my direct mail campaign. i.e. having certain team members in place such as a closing attorney and an investor-friendly agent for valuation of deals.

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@Mike Flora  You've touched on a topic both near and dear to me.

This old topic will answer your question. http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1211...

Further reading:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/41/topics/6897...

This is truly a topic I have zero knowledge on but I can always depend on BP.  

I am few cities over - our real estate office is in Downers Grove and I live in Lisle.Listen to all the podcast - specially mine :-)http://biggerpockets.com/show65You can read and learn from what happens in my real estate business here:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/183...

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