Having full access to the MLS is so important , I use this as my primary source for finding properties and I use the tools built in the program to determine vales of all homes I look at.

There is so much space between properties, I an curious if you do many deals from a distance.

There is so much new building going on (I read 18,000 new units under construction with 10,000 to come to market in the next year - normal is considered around 4-6K units).

Unbelievable that land is so cheap out there.

In my opinion the quality aspect of this decision is not on the card print quality but more so the quality of the content and the "quality" of the distribution area.When canvassing with postcards my most successful card was always a black and white basic card targeted at that specific unit type with a basic message of "I would like to buy your house, please call Mark on XXX" Im not suggesting using this exact card but there is so much spam going through doors from pizza places that a colorful card can be mistaken for something else.I would try 3/4 test runs of different cards, monitor the success and go with that.Hope this helps.

Was just mulling the idea and am glad the community is so willing to give feedback.

Its great to see how everyone is so welcoming and helpful.

On the other hand, if every deal is so thin and so leveraged, with 1.1X debt service, your taking some calculated risks, so you better have some good outside sources of cash flow that are hopefully diversified from these..!

Unless you're analyzing homes within a homogenous community, every deal is so different that it almost doesn't seem like it matters other than for anecdotal reasons.

The bank (Chase) is so unrealistic with their expectations - they have to realize houses in the area sell for $5K to $20K and $29K puts them out of what buyers are willing to pay for.