You can also reduce cost by going with a post card instead of a yellow letter.

We have a couple of consultants here, both consult the public and sort of a glorified real estate broker, but they also charge hourly fees in certain matters.

How will they remember you after receiving a few of your cards or letters?

I don't leave a letter personally, just my "seller" business card affixed to the home.????

Then last week I get mail from her with a couple of business cards; one for a mortgage specialist and one for a financial adviser, whom she says is expecting my call.

I also have some credit card debt.

I see a problem often in REI - it's that people often use the website, business cards, or other technical (and less important) things get in the way.

Sometimes they are easy to get released and sometimes not.My title and escrow companies don't charge me for title reports on cancelled escrows (but they would if I made a habit of canceling), so there would be no damages.

Be up front as to what you are doing, read the thread I linked, it covers the disclosure side, disclosures are not get of jail free cards. :)

Around here they charge 10% of collected rents plus half a months rent to fill a vacancy.