I currently work for a national homebuilder on the mortgage side so I have a decent pulse on the overall market.

That's INCREDIBLY powerful, and allows you to fine-tune your marketing.Affordability simply comes down to the fact that it's cheaper to send out direct mail pieces than it is to do nearly anything - and if you're outsourcing, it takes very little time (though many investors hand-write their letters, which obviously negates that last point).Direct mail also has two primary weaknesses: low response rate and low barrier to entry.Direct mail typically has a low response rate, with anything over a 1-1.5% response being considered quite good on a national level.

So if you ever have any questions, feel free to ask.Also, if you haven't joined already, you should definitely check out our local national REIA group called DIG (Diversified Investors Group).

I spent money on renderings of what the building would look like to send to some potential national tenants that I thought would be good for the site.

Hello BP Nation,I did a little driving for dollars over the weekend and found 3 vacant homes, I attached 3 notes and today I got a call back on one.

I am running into a brick wall as this is what the owner of record shows:US Bank National Association, trustee for structured asset investment loan trust mortgage pass - through certificates, series 2006 - BNC3 crackdown, ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, attorney in fact

Lender vary their terms so you need to talk to a variety of them. generally the national lenders will be much less flexible than smaller local or regional banks.As investor we try to get great deals that are below market so there is room to refinance.

Czech National Bank encourages investors from all around the world to invest into Czech republic with low interest rates and certain banks allows even these Buy-to-Let mortgages for investors.I'm looking forward to for any posts in this forum,With best regards,RP

If we go into another downturn (keeping a close eye on the interest rate decisions over the next few months), the values are sure to decline because of our reliance on tourism and outside investment, national and foreign. 

Sales of existing homes – which include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – were down 28.4% in October from a year ago and down 5.9% from September, according to the National Association of Realtors.