Thanks in advance for any responses, and for being patient with my newbie questions!

Perhaps we're just not being patient enough! 

Originally posted by @John Baker:@Henri Meli Are you saying that 9 months and one bird dog deal is not being patient?

We will run a high touch campaign (18 touches) over 12 months with the ambition of being the seller's first call when they do decide to sell.Since we are long term buy/hold of larger multifamily properties, we can afford to be targeted, patient and play the timing game with sellers who are on average older and have held for a long time already.We are not creating a marketing machine to churn out wholesale flip deals; we aren't on that treadmill.

I'm trying to remain patient, but I feel like I've gotten stagnant and I'm not progressing. 

If I don't find a better way, I'm going to take my returned letters and trash them (I'm just too ADD) - but I know there's gold in these, just need to be patient and pan for it!

I am in SoCal so that in of itself is another reason I am patient. 

My preferred market doesn’t have that great a cash flow but I’m building solid equity and have found some great deals by being patient, paying attention to the market and not just buying to be buying but being a little bit picky because I know the better deals do come along if you’re willing to spend a little more time looking for them.

I would be patient and hold on to your cash. 

Be patient, listen to people who are more knowledgeable than yourself. 3.