Some people use their title companies to get absentee owner lists for their mail campaigns.

Hey Guys,When you receive VM's as a result of a direct mail marketing campaign do you qualify the lead by calling them back or do you do some cursory research of the property before returning the call? 

They will also be hearing from you again on your subsequent mailing if you are doing direct mail.Follow up is actually one of the most important aspects of your marketing campaign.

However, with the holiday season coming on, I am not sure if I should start now, or wait till after Christmas to start...Is the holiday season a bad time to START a direct mailing campaign to absentee owners?

Therefore, they continue their Rah-rah campaign for Canada and paint a very rosy picture for RE in different locales.  

Listsource is probably the best way to pull a quick, cheap accurate list... and I think it'd be hard for anyone to argue that agent pro is better for that purpose.I've used listsource to build an offer letter campaign but my primary lists are tax delinquent lists directly from the county.  

Some very good information in there, and I was actually using a lot of this for my next marketing campaign.

I DO agree lists can be segmented and will benefit your response as your marketing campaign treats different 'segments' appropriately.Example #1: Surviving spouse wants to sell house and move in with adult child, retirement home, etc.

Still have another 22 facilities to underwrite from our most recent mailing campaign to 9,000 owners across 24 states.

Hey BP Fam,I am starting a direct mailing campaign for 4-plexes in my area in order to increase the inventory of properties I am seeing as I seek my next investment property.Therefore, can you help me understand how closing an off market deal differs from closing an on market deal?