My favorite example is how many groceries you purchased at walmart 30 years ago for $100 and how much can you buy now for the same $100 (give you a hint that it is less than half) so the same ide is applied to note sales. 

I am a wholesale investor in the Houston market, I have been doing direct mail to get motivated seller leads, but I am not having a lot of response.

Her brother (my uncle) has been getting solicitations by developers to sell his house- which is in a really nice, upscale NJ suburb on a direct train line to NYC.

This would apply to situations where the HOA covers the exterior, roof, foundation, and landscaping.  

Would you happen to have a contact with whom I could speak to directly at Dominion?

I split the gas lines to their individual furnaces in order to bill the tenants directly for their gas usage and I know they pay around $50 for their gas.

Read books, articles online, but none of them gave me a clear direction on a starting point.

Im also in the process of becoming an agent myself so I may also be able to help you directly in the near future.

And Yes, to answer your question more directly, it was on the MLS.  

Based out of Tampa, FL, my interests are directed towards Florida prime and tertiary markets.