I think putting a picture of the property on the direct mail piece is a great idea if you are just doing a small scale direct marketing campaign... it would get very time consuming if you were marketing to hundreds of properties.I understand that in driving for dollars/direct marketing situations it's typical for cash offers or contract for deed offers, but does anyone have different funding examples (specifically bank financing) when dealing directly with the seller?

They are on the market right now for 750k a piece!

Cabin grades is not usable and builder grades often have some issues with pieces that will increase you install cost.If you do like something you can also request a sample.

Citing that piece of true information gives no information about the desirability or value of Chicago's real estate.To even make any generalized statement like "Chicago is undervalued" is ridiculous.

I have a piece of land appraised one year ago for $55,000.00 we have a consolidation loan against the property in the amount of $25,000.00. 

My father is looking to get 150K as it is a fairly large piece of land in a high demand area. 

Then I would take my 4 x 24 belt sander with an 80-grit belt in to that area and sand slowly until I got down to bare wood.I would then use my trusty pry bar to rip up any additional pieces that are too heavily damaged to salvage and throw them away.I would then measure and cut pieces to replace the missing pieces out of 3/4 in. oak boards with fine-cutting blades in my table and miter saw.

My wife is working, so with those pieces and apartment cash flow, we are close but not quite at the 100 percent of household needs.

I can systemise and equate any success into a formula, and 10x it.School teaches you discipline, not give up, patience..A degree you are passionate about is not just a piece of paper.

I have experience with single family rentals and they are now very easy, however - this (estimated $2 billion in development costs) development had me learning so many additional pieces of a much larger puzzle.