After honing your skills as a nose-to-nose salesperson, learn how to multiply your sales efforts and clone yourself by becoming a skilled marketer and effective copywriter.Eventually, you are likely to discover a niche that you want to further explore and gain expertise.

@Guy Raveh PPC is very effective strategy when it comes to your marketing.

The "flash and batt" approach recommended above is a good cost effective option.

This may not be as effective as a multiplex and washing out your increased debt to income a few years down the road when you go to purchase another property, but different banks/brokers look at roommate income differently, I think you'd definitely have to claim it, but you'd have to do your own due diligence on that - I'd be willing to assist as this is something I am interested in as well.Another strategy is to do the same thing but use short-term rentals (airbnb, vrbo, etc.) to supplement your income as needed.  

Technically that $20,000 should not effect the evaluation as it would be an expense on the front end as part of the cash investment.Let me know if this effects anything, as I do like understanding the way people crunch their numbers.

What do you find to be the most effective direct mail lists??

What do you find to be the most effective way to locate these off market deals?  

So if I am about to change over to use Quick book effectively, I should buy software from Amazon , then buy your guide to learn how to set it up. is that correct ?

Need help with the most effective and financially savvy method to request a municipal lien search and permit search.Question:When buying a single family home in cash, are there any hidden liens or legal issues  i need to be aware of.

Doing letters can be very effective if its done right.