So if I were in your shoes I wouldn't buy anything at the moment. 

I remember writing my first yellow letter campaign from scratch. 250 letters and and about 15 hours later I wanted to cry..haha.If you are really on that shoe string budget, then keep doing what you're doing.

Surprising some homeowners kept there letters in a shoe box “for a rainy day”.

What would you do in my shoes?

I hope this serves as a source of inspiration for those looking to get started and haven't found their first deal - I was in your shoes and if you stick with it you will get there.Happy investing and thanks BP @Joshua Dorkin @Brandon Turner and all the others who make this site a huge success.

If I were in your shoes, I would lean towards a Trust but Verify position. 

This is a hurdle we must all face, once you close a deal or two I recommend finding a way to showcase your portfolio, this will show people that you aren't wasting time. also, vetting is both an ongoing process and a non-perfect process.

"The study also showcases the dramatic gain of millennials in Downtown Cleveland – a 76 percent increase in 25- to 34-year-old residents from 2000 to 2012.

I too am in your shoes, as you already know.

If I were in your shoes, I may decide that all this time spent analyzing these companies is better spent running my own campaign along side the one or two companies that I simply pulled the trigger with.