Hi Everyone,I've been doing some cold calling lately (this in itself can be considered a success because i've gotten over the initial fear of doing it!)

Cold calling, direct mail, network with brokers, network with other investors, visit park owners who stay on site, mobile home park store, loop net. 

Learned to skip trace, constantly becoming a better cold caller, drove for dollars, and created and hand delivered a multiple mailing campaign.

@Taran Garza do you have previous relationships with these landlords, or are these contacts made through cold calls?  

You’ll have a better chance of finding someone to work with you that way as opposed to a cold intro via phone or social.

I’ve gotten listings from cold calls before, but they were homeowners, not investors.  

Cold calling?

When cold calling on tax delinquent properties, do you mention that you know they are tax delinquent?

Cold calling owners followed up with a letter, an offer, and a rubik's cube.

Without more information, 2 things:1) hit the ground running and deal with your cold feet inside the option period. 2) if you are purchasing a property in need of the repairs you describe, lay out the scenario with your lender, make sure you have enough for all the repairs, and run the math on comps and whether you can increase rents to cover the improvements.