I use them all the time, but they are usually either Investor/Holders looking to get out of deals (with 100% equity) or sellers that have paid off properties over time and are not willing to negotiate out of all that time/effort/money they put into their homes over the last ???

You already have some experience and with additional effort, will quickly climb the REI ladder to its pinnacle.To be more successful, you simply have to work on the other elements to progress your REI pursuit.Below are some quick links to get engaged on this site. http://www.biggerpockets.com/startherehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/meetSetting up Keyword AlertsHow to Use @Mentions on BiggerPocketsREI books suggested by BPershttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/14/best-real-estate-books/?

You already have some experience and with additional effort, will quickly climb the REI ladder to its pinnacle.To be more successful, you simply have to work on the other elements to progress your REI pursuit.Below are some quick links to get engaged on this site. http://www.biggerpockets.com/startherehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/meetSetting up Keyword AlertsHow to Use @Mentions on BiggerPocketsREI books suggested by BPershttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/14/best-real-estate-books/?

I want to her at least put the effort into solving things instead of calling me about every little thing.  

You already have some experience and with additional effort, will quickly climb the REI ladder to its pinnacle.To be more successful, you simply have to work on the other elements to progress your REI pursuit.Below are some quick links to get engaged on this site. http://www.biggerpockets.com/startherehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/meetSetting up Keyword AlertsHow to Use @Mentions on BiggerPocketshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/rules REI books suggested by BPershttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/14/best-real-estate-books/?

You already have some experience and with additional effort, will quickly climb the REI ladder to its pinnacle.To be more successful, you simply have to work on the other elements to progress your REI pursuit.Below are some quick links to get engaged on this site. http://www.biggerpockets.com/startherehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/meetSetting up Keyword AlertsHow to Use @Mentions on BiggerPocketshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/rules REI books suggested by BPershttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/14/best-real-estate-books/?

You already have some experience and with additional effort, will quickly climb the REI ladder to its pinnacle.

You already have some experience and with additional effort, will quickly climb the REI ladder to its pinnacle.To be more successful, you simply have to work on the other elements to progress your REI pursuit.As a fellow New Yorker, I share your pain with regard to prices and taxes.

Yep, direct mail campaigns are a very low return on effort, frequently just  1%

List criteriaMarketing copyMail pieceFrequency of mailingsIncoming call handlingMess up in any one of those areas and the rest is wasted effort, or money well spent on practice!