Here in Santa Rosa we just had a terrible fire that destroyed many houses so all the ins and outs are being broadcast and published. 

I would zone in on the vacants and find the owners and cold call them, text, or vm broadcast.

Buyer can't buy, seller can't sell to no one else.Next remove that buyer off your list, NEVER do business with them again & broadcast that buyer's name to everyone you know locally. 

I went through this process when I decided where to retire.At a high level, I used financial media, Wikipedia, and local news (many TV stations stream their local news broadcasts) to select a state and city.At the neighborhood level, I used CrimeReports to get a feel for crime and real estate listings to get a feel for the type of housing in the zip code.Then it's boots on the ground to home in on a specific choice.

Of all the different media available for broadcasting your marketing message to your target audience, one of the most effective places to get in front of prospects under certain circumstances is in their own homes.

Ever heard of voice broadcasting, as opposed to direct mail?

You can actually download thousands of renters in your area code for free, send out half minute voice broadcasts telling them the details of your home.

Never had cable until we moved to the country and couldn't get broadcast TV (when we retired) by then we could afford it.3.

My point is that unless you have extensive experience, huge pockets, and balls that hang to the floor, now is not the time to jump in there.I find it amusing that every little scamper downtown is broadcast across the community like downtown is dramatically metamorphising.

it just doesn't makes sense unless they're doing this rental thing as a short-term (3-5 years) gig.and we also know, they are dumping 20% of their inventory on the west coast where last year's appreciation was phenomenal.quite a few of their homes are near where I live...the taxes alone are $9k a year. the rents are anywhere from $1700-$2k.none of this makes sense...so my only reasoning is, they're trying to boost the appreciation by further tightening inventory.CNBC doesn't comment this might be happening when they broadcasted it. am I off base here or are they actually helping the recovery?