Have water trucked in for the sinks use filtered lake water for the shower and toilet.I was ready to do this.

It also depends on the maintenance/upkeep they have received and filters being changed on time, etc.

Costs about $150 for a year but includes service, cleaning and filters.

A slightly better list - I had 5 calls and got 1 under contract.List 3:- "Vacant houses, with 70% equity or more, owned by out of state owners" - 7 responses and 2 under contract.So Direct mail works, but there's definitely an art to understanding what criteria you need to filter for to target the really motivated sellers in your chosen farm area.

That's why you really need to use a list provider that has an equity filter.

My next list in the exact same area and criteria has so far netted me zero deals after 6 mailings.As mentioned above, I would definitely pay the 15-20 cents per lead to be able to filter on equity.

Dave did an excellent job explaining what sanitizing the list means.s to which filters to use, I would disagree with one of the options from Michael which was 40%-100% equity.

My first mailer to absentee homeowners was a bust because the terrible mistake of not filtering by equity.

A few filters were off. 

Chris Soignier I am learning as with other members feedback that the direct mail approach is better because of the ability to filter a list to specifically target your desired audience.