Constantly getting beaten by cash buyers and hedge funds that are buying the home you love only to rent it out?

Time and time again I've heard direct mail is about constantly reconnecting and be a little monkey on their shoulder. 6 months down the road someone may be motivated finally and if they got a card every month from you they may more likely call you over some guy they heard from the first month.

I had a problem neighbor that my tenants repeatedly complained about, calling the police constantly was not working, and the other guy's property management could care less.

But the key for us was to make local connections (with lawyers, sellers, construction companies - because we also build houses), and to have a very strong Marketing team that was sending us leads on a constant basis.So I would say getting established was the most difficult part.

I am constantly looking for people to add to my team.

My question to you all is, what are some acquisition systems that some of you might have in place to stream line the process.For example my job is to find a short sale, put an offer in, if approved by the company we will purchase.

The constant problems and weekends fixing issues wasn't worth the aggravation.I do best at transacting deals for commercial clients and my own investments.

He works full time and goes to school full time, but he wants to have some income streams started before he gets married.What my brother wants is not really related to what I normally source, but I'm more than happy to spend some time working with him, to help him reach his goals.

I turn off enough lights that my kids leave on, but I find myself constantly turning off lights that I'm not even paying for.If everyone would just go out and do a few small things, the world would be a much better place.

Howdy Robert According to this article your market is on fire/hot/streaming/roasting( no pun intended ) www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/05/02/25-markets-flipping-homes-profitable-realtytrac-456/#comments