I have found that understanding how an REI investor thinks has allowed me to grow my firm rapidly and additionally I have numerous contacts in the REI world.

Banks charge in and out wire fees, and NSF fees... since you know the funds are not there it is bad to gamble. 

The IRS agent then went back from 2019 to 2012 (the year of my last audit) dwelling on numerous random petty expenses, the many property purchases/sales, partnership %'s etc etc. 

The office confirmed with the owner that 66% of the balance due was a good gamble and we took the money.

You can gamble in Vegas, take a trip, buy a car, repave your driveway.

We can write numerous work task and the only advice that is real, is; working what you learn on a daily lesson- just do it.

You cannot hold yourself accountable if a general partner has a gambling problem and decides he needs a lot of cash because Guido is going to break his legs. 

The answer is .. you are absolutely not.The only thing you are doing with letters, or mailers is blindly try to reach as many people as possible hoping you reach a motivated seller.That to me is not marketing, that is guessing, gambling.

I work with numerous long distance investors and most of them pick an out of state market to invest in AFTER they build a small portfolio closer to home.

If they are just selling to get top dollar they might be more willing to gamble and hope it appraises for higher and they are ok with having to go back on market.