As Dale mentioned, what works for me may not work for you, or in your area etc...I only focus on direct mail for sellers, and mainly internet marketing for buyers, that with our website and newsletter etc.

The two main strategies I will use are wholesaling & lease options/options.

There is only a hand full of credit cards that offer the AU feature.

This is kind of discouraging because mainly everyone I have ran the deal by said it was a pretty good DEAL.

Certain areas around the country are going up in value very fast.Many investors are doing a speculation play.There are two main emotions that drive a bunch of people."

It is likely the last time I use it.I like that in the application phase a prospective tenant doesn't have to give me all their highly sensitive data (social security number mainly), I can just get the non-sensitive other information on an application.

I am going to start using a new lease contract that has more features and clauses I like.

Some of the referrals on BP don't lend in my state so these were the main companies that were left as referrals.

And that's one of the main reasons I opted not to participate in the program.So, in regards to your question, it's entirely possible that your county could be changing their rules while another nearby county is not.

I figure my time is better spent learning something new, or learning more about something I'm already familiar with.Some of the real estate shows I listen to are:- Real Estate Today- The Real Estate Guys Radio Show- The Real Estate Investor Show (aka Lifestyles Unlimited)- The Norris Group Real Estate Radio ShowI also listen to the following shows, though they're primary focus is not so much on real estate:- The Clark Howard Show (a great all-around show with advice on investing, travelling, consumer news and scam alerts, etc)- The Dave Ramsey Show (primarily focuses on getting out of debt - I don't agree with some of what he says, but a lot of it does make sense)- My Power Podcast (features various motivational speakers such as Zig Ziglar, Napolean Hill, Dale Carnegie, etc)I'm sure there are lots of others out there, but these are all at the top of my list.