I'm still plugging away ... cold calling, sending letter AND knocking on doors! 

If cold calling is not working, try direct mailing.

You can also buy lists from companies like list source and there are some REI software companies that have a cash buyer search feature.Best way to find motivated sellers is to purchase lists and compile lists from city and county for 60-90-120 days late on mortgage, pre-foreclosure, delinquent taxes, water cutoff, code violation, probate, divorce, high equity, etc. and mail or cold call.Other free methods are driving for dollars, door knocking, wholesalers, craigslist, Realtors, FSBO sites, expired listings, foreclosure sites, put out bandit signs, If you have the funds you can use billboards, newspaper ads, other offline publications., TV commercials, radio ads, do pay per click/adwords, facebook, Linkedin, Youtube, and other forms of online advertising and boosted/promoted social media postings.Bottom line is consistency.

The lower mainland is overinflated, and the rest of BC gets cold in the winter.

It would be a cold day in Hades before I would rent to a nurse, scaffold builder or firewatch. 

You can send letters but cold calling is by far the most effective method but you really need to know what you’re doing, how to open the conversation, what questions to ask and more importantly when to listen and not talk.

I have been calling apartment owners directly and have researched how to cold call and what to say.

I found the deal by cold calling.

It is not just a cold formula or a binary system how we qualify leads.It is not what you ask that matters, it is HOW THEY answer.

You can send letters and email but cold calling is by far the most effective method but you really need to know what you’re doing, how to open the conversation, what questions to ask and more importantly when to listen and not talk.