Obviously, it's impossible to remove risk entirely, but we have a variety of ways in which we reduce risk pre and post investment.

I have been doing them manually by buying lists from list source and creating yellow letters here in my home office.I know that I need to increase the # of mailings for each campaign and also use consistent follow up mailings.There are numerous direct mail companies out there, ie..

There's even a special name for the Rednecks of my particular variety: we're called Three-One-Fivers.Quick MLS search turned up a distressed REO about 30 minutes from Downtown Rochester and all the major employers in the area: http://www.century21galloway.com/real-estate/MLS-S...When it's done it probably rents in the $900-$1000 range, depending on the rehab.  

Walid Elfoly I work with a hard money lender that can provide a variety of different products at better rates than that with proof of stabilization.

With gurus near and far advocating wholesaling as a great way to get into REI with no money, most deals have been stepped on numerous times by people copy and pasting emails then re-sending at various prices to their own 'buyers', many of whom are just other Bird doggers doing the same thing.

I am currently working in Business Development at Buildium and have been on numerous calls with property managers from 0 (just getting started) to 1000+ units. 

There is a wide variety of jobs that I may be qualified for, but most of them don't seem like anything I would enjoy.

There are numerous 'rules' you will read about but the reality of it is in todays market (in Central Florida at least) all those rules are obsolete and if you make anywhere from a 13-15% ROI on a Flip then you are ahead of the game.

The horror stories are far too numerous to relate.Personal homes are never bought with the intention of being a investment or as a future rental.

Not a big fan of the cube ;) I like variety and I am extraverted.