Think: most of these people are coming in from out of town, tired from travel, and want a simple, comforting welcome. 

@Halle Hughes I'm one of those "old folks" that's tired of steps and looking forward to a master on the main.  

Hi, I found some older posts about local banks in Houston that are good for investor mortgages...but no replies that were very useful.I’ve got 5 rental properties and I’m tired of using the big national banks (for a variety of reasons).

Belly to belly, high grass or tired looking property. 

If we just clean and put a fridge, it seems I can get $800....but the appliances are tired.....My brain can justify both options, my gut says add a fridge and toilets and get $800......For what its worth, Zillow estimates the rent at $950.....but thats zillow.......What has worked for you veterans?

I market what he gives me everyday, but only get "tire kickers" and no serious buyers.   

So, long story short I received a phone call from someone who wanted to sell a house they were tired of dealing with.

People on this site do, but they are real investors, most are tire kickers and don't even know what they want.

You cannot create motivation, but when they are motivated you can be the name they remember and call.Also, we have seen through our own mailings and through customer feedback some average response rates for the different types of marketing pieces: postcards see on average .5% response rate (mostly quality calls), letters see on average 9% response rate (angry callers, curious calls, tire-kickers, quality calls), and the zip letters and greeting cards see on average about 2% response (mostly quality calls).

@Adrienne A tire-kicker, huh?