In terms of lead generation, just listen to the podcasts about direct mail, etc.

I'm with you, windowless envelopes are the way to go.Windowed envelopes have the connotation of being a bill, credit card offer, or spam mail and we do not want our letters to scream "SPAM!!"

Side Note: If your serious about RE,  you should really use a CRM to keep track of notes and reminders. 

Then the day or so before the closing their title company called me up (which I should have know was suspicious for them to call me because they do everything via email and portal submission) saying the email with the final documents is too big a file to send to you so just sign the signature pages I'm going to send to you and send them back to me via mail and it will be just as good because we sent you the same docs to review earlier.

Sherman / Denison ReviewThe area of Sherman reminded me of Denton, TX.  

I also am not a professional flipper with a pipeline generated by direct mail, wholesalers, bandit signs, etc.

I had two GA liens too- they fell off - since I never paid them anything - the homes were sold - and I never even received a letter in the mail from the state.

Thanks for the reminder about imputed interest.

I've found that if you're wholesaling, there's a lot less targeting by area, you kind of just go where the deals are.I mean, if you want to send out direct mail and target a specific area, both of those areas are fine though my sense is you might find more deals in Federal Hill vs the East Side (College Hill) since the latter tends to have more properties owned by folks with a decent amount of $ and I think you're less likely to find distressed situations there.But bad things happen to good people everywhere, including the East Side, so I'm sure there are deals there also.I'd recommend targeting by situation rather than by geographic area, or in conjunction with it I guess, for example something like "mail all the non-owner-occupied 2 and 3 family properties in Warwick" (or in 02905, or whatever) or "all the divorces that have happened in the last 6 months in Providence".

If someone comes to me, I'll send them your way.If you need help in your search or want to verify something don't hesitate to ask.For example: I have clients worldwide and things are just as easy as I e-mail them, talking on the phone.