The sourcing has definitely shifted to off-market deals obtained through direct mail and other direct-to-seller methods. 

I would suggest "Door knocking" as an additional method in addition to your letters. 

Funders want to know you are good at what you do, and that you: understand the needs in your communitycan document the needs using local dataknow how to address themhave a specific planhave a credible budgethave a method for evaluating that plan, andhave a plan for continuing the program once the grant has expired. etc.And don't kill them with words.

I have never been hung up on one particular method or strategy.

Great question and good comments of your own.Frankly, I love stocks and have done well in the market, but, I love RE because it derives wealth creation methods as follows:1.

I use systems that I learned while in the military to standardize my offers, or to develop the strategy I use, or in the methodical way I work on my deals.

Any advice, suggested methods of study, or general input is much appreciated.Thanks in advance!

There are tons of methods and niches with everyone having different specialities.

First off, I want to express my infinite gratitude for biggerpockets, this site has completely revolutionized RE investing and has made my investing experience so much easier. I am a young visionary/entrepreneur. My g...

The best method I can come up with for pricing a ground lease is estimating the market value of the land, coming up with a reasonable number of years to return 100% of property value (ie. when the cumulative rent payments equal market value), and dividing that out into a monthly payment (which would then be turned into a percentage of gross income).For example, if the property we are leasing is valued at $50k, using a 10 year break even term, monthly payments would be $417 ($50k / 10 years / 12 months per year).Does that seem like a reasonable strategy to price a ground lease?