We are very interested in a Buy and Hold strategy.I do have some basic construction skills, so I can spot things in homes we are looking to purchase and estimate how much it might cost to repair.  

I do have knowledge on basic general behavior.

I have sent more direct mail (used the same strategy), basically the same letter, but the calls have decreased in 3 months to the point that only about 2-3 people called on my last campaign (previous calls would be 20-30 after campaign). 

Once you feel comfortable with the basics, move on to the next.

thx for all the info i plan to start doing the drive bys next weekend for now i am looking on GPSat the different areas that the homes are available I'm thinking massapequa because its not to far out from the city and i see a lot of big boats out there so i basically for now because since I'm not to familiar with real estate on long island I'm looking to see which houses have the biggest boats in the back because I'm thinking the more big boats the more rich people and possibly the demand will be higher when i do decide to flip the house... i guess ill pick my houses first and than look into the municipalities that they are located in because i plan to have a list of 5 or 6 homes that i WOULD BUY but just buy the one that is at the best bid because i don't want to do all the homework and get into a biding war over one house so i plan on having a range of options so i don't overpay or walk away empty handed

And when you do call them back I would advise you to have a basic research done on the property you are calling about before you actually talk to them because they are under the impression that you know everything about their property. 

They can only partner with a Cuban national, who has majority control (which basically means, the government controls) It was only in the last couple of years that Cuban nationals were even able to exchange property.  

But if the basic listing data is so skewed, how do you even choose which ones to look at?  

Here is what I have so far.Page 1 - Basic Stuff Picture of property.Basic Statistics (Beds, Baths, Square footage, Acreage, ARV)Deeper information.

(Without all the extra costs included) So basically, I just wanted to get some feedback on what you guys thought about low income areas.