If you're sending the same generic letter as every other Joe Schmoe, it's not going to be taken seriously and it's going to get tossed. 

IMHO the generic message is going to be the best way to go... 

Most of the books I see on the topic are generic to business as a whole, rather than specific to real estate. 

A generic gmail email or a professional domain?

You'll have more fun and will probably get more real information than the generic verbiage these programs sell. 

That sounds like a great cadence, but just to be clear you send them a letter an initial personalized letter with handwritten envelope the first week and then just a generic follow up letter two weeks later followed by a phone call?

If you want to target foreclosures or pre foreclosures then calling or sending post cards is super generic because they probably got post cards from at least a dozen other investors. 

The laws surrounding unauthorized practice of law are very generic and so wide in scope that virtually anything could be morphed into being considered giving legal advice.

Very generic question, so it's difficult to give any real advice.Do you want to do Wholesaling, Flipping or Rentals?

I do have a good idea what bids will be accepted on the aged inventory.HUD does not negotiate in any way and any counters you receive are generic and as discussed here often are not counters at all but an invitation to re bidEven if you do not have MLS access you can easily track the price reductions via sites like Realtor.comAs always, I will be happy to help anyone with the process if I can