If you are considering starting a direct mail campaign in order to find leads and create deals then hopefully this will help you.You need to drive for neighborhoods that you want to buy in and look for properties that will be tough for the owner to sell if they ever need to sell.

While driving for dollars I noticed a few homes that looked distressed.

If you have the drive I think you can meet your goal.

So, no difference, and I actually prefer not to be able to drive by my properties all the time.

We pay a set rate per snowfall per property.Our snow removal service comes prior to dawn to "punch" a hole into the drive/parking lot, and clear walkways, to enable tenants to get out for work.  

It is still a reasonable drive for me.  

You have a multifamily, why aren't you operating it more innovatively to drive up your NOI?

Today I was fixing up a rental that I evicted a tenant from when I was out front of the property the former tenant drove by stopped  and stared me down. I wasn't really concerned with it until the 5th or 6th time it h...

In the long run, the factors that drive real estate  like location and demand should be your focus. 

You don't need to apply for credit and be turned down which would drive up your inquires and lower your score further.