If you have a quality replacement in the on-deck circle, you might decide quicker about whether to fire the current one. 

If you do a little bit of searching on the BP site, you can find some examples of how to word the letter, or the general tone you should try with your message.Listen to the podcasts, there are quite a few about marketing and how to talk to sellers who might be motivated.I would caution against rushing anything, but certainly get used to doing "homework" on properties of interest that you find.The method you are describing is called driving-for-dollars, so do a search for that to see how other people have approached this method and what they say has worked best for them.Good luck in your research!

I learned the lesson of how important it is to have quality people on your team.

Use the methods you described and you will find something that makes sense.  

Just whatever method you use, make sure you stay on it and not take brakes from your deal finding.

Depending on your method for building a buyers list you may find out of 10 prospective buyers you only get a good solid response from 2 or 3. 

I have lived in Raleigh and liked my time there but from the perspective of quality of life my, vote would be with Denver.

I just landed in Bozeman Montana, and am very excited for the possibilities here, much of which is the quality of life!  

When getting things like crime statistics, appreciation, school quality, walkability, et cetera, what is the best place to find this information? 

If you use this method you will have a really good shot at finding out the individuality you'll need to find.