In other words, the quantity if deals should be irrelevant, the ability to prove to the contractor they will get the job and the amount of work will be worth their time invested.

Over the last 8 years I have built Escape Games, Tiny Homes, mowed 1000+ yards, and installed hundreds of thousands of feet of irrigation, and yet, I still remember that very seminar to this day. 

However, my initial inclination is to keep it small with quality and not large with quantity.  

My goal is to spend all my hard earned money on a run-down inhabitable structure on a tiny piece of land with hopes of breaking even on rents and the ability of living free...which you guys often refer to as REI :)I hope to meet wonderful inspiring people and learn a thing or two along the way!

I'd pull back a little earth from the foundation--make a tiny trench kind of thing, and sprinkle DE liberally all around the foundation.

The house is tiny, so most things we should be able to do ourselves. 

Hey @Chantel Green you generally have to send out mail in large enough quantities for it to have any meaningful results.

They started with a tiny office in the old town area and now have the big office near the freeway.  

All the responses above are very valid. be careful, build a good team and focus on quality verse quantity

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