Joshua Dorkin we met a general contractor and investor/flipper from bp shout out to David Niles we are just completing our first flip together and we hope to do more.

@Amanda Young -My biggest way to balance kids sports activities and investing right now is an iPad with a data plan for researching properties and addressing email during the time I wait at practices.

The names are a bit confusing but they should be using the same data now.

Personally speaking, I've never met a hard core drug addict that didn't start out smoking pot, and I think people are foolish to view it as harmless, it's NOT.

Statistically they have data that shows past a certain time things start going out in a domino affect as things start failing allover.

Hey BP-Land:Has anyone run across a meta-summary of gurus?

I'm guessing it's a matter of international vs US data collection.Note that the numbers are worldwide.

I use it to input all the variables and determine what the projected cash on cash, monthly cash flow and ROI will be.Having the calculator is helpful, but what REALLY matters is plugging in the most accurate data.

I've also created custom software that will alter the source data to add a more personal touch and feel while it gets merged.

If you can afford to send out 200 letters per week, I would....more prospects = more leads = more deals.If your data source can efficiently filter equity, then I would consider dropping the last sale date filter; you're filtering out people who have recently inherited property, people who bought at the top of the market and got burned, and new landlords who already have buyer's remorse.I don't know what's available in your city/county, but you may want to take a crack at other niches like probate, tax liens, code violators, expired listings, or pre foreclosure.