Hi Steve, Typically, a potential tenant will mail us their application on Monday, we receive it on Wednesday.

This will send them an email or an alert notifying them that you've mentioned them.

How should I used direct mail?

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We get our money through Check Writer Authorization - meaning, the tenants authorize us to write checks directly from their bank accounts so we get paid without waiting for the rent checks in the mail.

I am hungry for knowledge and am trying to intake all the info that I can.I am currently generating a list for my direct mail marketing which I am doing myself.

Focus in on your market (neighborhoods) and utilized direct mail, area canvasing and internet marketing to get direct to sellers.

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Doing any research on a property, other than the owner's mailing address, prior to an owner contacting is a complete waste of time.