Allen, author of "Nothing Down" - says, "Everything you want in life lies just outside your comfort zone."

Impossible if you leave equity lying dead in a rental at this stage.

Numbers do not lie.

Here are some points that may help others in their letter writing campaign:Be professional in you content - get to the point in the first lineDon't draw pictures on the envelopeDon't draw dollar signs around everything - don't draw pictures of stick housesBe yourself - tell your story; example - we are a family business, looking to purchase additional properties for our family portfolio - we can pay cash but would prefer some seller assisted financing, glad to supply references if needed - we live in the area ----etc.Forget the YELLOW thingDon't tell on yourself, don't call yourself an investor - Don't lie - I can settle in 2 days - we are big (like a made up name -) people like to do business with others they can identify with - be humble if that is possible.As for sending letters to vacant houses that are Free and Clear - why do all that research - a waste of time in my opinion!

The numbers never lie. 

During this 10 years, my cash just lies in the account and does nothing, when I would prefer to invest it right away.Anyone in the same boat?

The property owners (LLC) tied up about $15k of my capital for 6 months by lying to me about wanting me to help them finish their flip. 

I know your probably familiar with having tons of inventory, but barely have serious buyer, or wholesalers that lie and say they have buyers, to only send your property to yet another wholesaler.

To be entirely honest, I've had a lot of mixed feelings about where my motives lie.  

Imho...Mark Twain phrased it well (quoting Benjamin Disraeli): "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics"!