For example:How to identify your market and target potential motivated sellersLaunching a marketing campaign to your target How to speak to sellers once they call and what to look forThe wholesale formulahow to negotiateviewing the property and how to estimate repairsthe escrow processetc...Some people learn by doing, others by reading.  

and start them on an MLS drip campaign for their desired Home/House.4.

So far I've completed the following:3 Wholesale deals assigned and closed1 low-end rehab completed and sold to a cash buyerRevamped the Dallas HomeVestors direct mail campaign (I am very excited about this)Experimented with Yellow Letters (over 5,000 sent with very poor results thus far: no appointments)Acquired 20+ Cash Buyers for my wholesale dealsOpened a line of credit for rehabs (70% LTV: 20% down, 1 pt., and 6%)Cleaned up my books and got more organized Over the past couple of weeks I've put 3 houses under contract and I have 2 more that I believe I will get a contract on by Friday.

If you have a direct mail budget and a robust off market campaign to source deeply discounted deals, then yeah, you can buy below retail.  

so from what i read here the first thing i would do is FIND A DEAL. you will need sources for your properties, now there are several ways to do this some easier some cheaper it all depends on what you are comfortable with. option 1 - most expensive (imo) - get with a few real estate agents tell them what you are looking for and let them HUNT the MLS listings for you in hopes to find deals that will work. no work on your side just sit and wait plus pay the mls premium.option 2 - less expensive - get with the wholesalers around Houston get your name added to their "buyers List" and wait for them to send you their off market listings, keep in mind that this is a personal thing and they normally send the deals to their primary group and if no one buys it then it goes out to the masses. option 3 - (best imo) do your homework on the areas that you are interested in. get in touch with someone that does direct marketing and do a marketing campaign in said areas, a little more leg work for you but the benefits are def worth it. personally i tried option 1, then i went on to options 1 and 2 and after still not getting anything that makes sense i decided to go with option 3 and so far it has been the best choice I've made.  

I've just sent out my first March campaign, and although postcards are supposed to yield about 1/2% return, I went with them due to the fact that I could put out a larger amount of them at a lower cost.

Hi Friends,I am running multiple DM campaigns and am having a hard time keeping everything organized in some fashion that will allow me to really understand how each campaign is performing.

My first campaign of only 17 letters yielded 7 call backs on small multi's in the area.

You need to just put them on a regular campaign and chat with the neighbors.  

We have a few leads on realtors (always happy for more), and have begun a direct mail campaign.