In addition, CCSF offers a 18-credit real estate certificate program that I'm looking in to as a way to get more formalized education.

I would implore you to get a great mentor with a true formal credit background...not just someone that's made some loans out of their IRA.

if you feel the inspection process is unfair, I suggest meeting with the planning department and formally introducing yourself and explain your intentions for their community. 

Once your friendly plan is not complied with, you need to follow your state's laws and go to court for either a formal payment plan or eviction.As for the vacancy timeline, 5 months or 1 year seems ways out of line. 

They have automated so much but I can't really find a simple way to send the formal letter. 

Two other sellers remain on the fence, and they both have a few properties.My next campaign will be slightly different as I will be putting a more personal touch into the message such as adding business cards and doing a more formal letter as opposed to a 5 x 7 yellow letter.

I have a formal flowchart for evaluating abandoned properties and even have 5-6 different classifications.Understanding something about the nature of the asset is critical, unless you're just house spotting for a hobby.An REO or a Zombie house (vacant but lender has not foreclosed yet) is a time waster.What you as would-be investor are attempting to do is hunt for equity to buy or control at a discount.

(Think you getting a formal bank email stating that Zimbanene's uncle in Nigeria inherited 2 Million dollars and needs your bank account to deposit it  in so they can take it out and for your trouble you will get 60K.

Its not a formal interview here.

Have letters proved more effective than postcards (do they see it as more "formal"?)?