I don't buy anything fancy because it's the bells and whistles that break, a basic range or fridge will last a while.

They can answer phones, return routine calls, schedule meetings, schedule repair people, post ads on craigslist or postlets, create flyers, write articles, prepare mailing lists, pull comps.

You had some great tips in your podcasts that I practice routinely. 

I do the followingSend 29 emails to every prospect over 59 days15 Text messages over 90 daysCall on day 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 30 60, and 90Call my COI monthlydivide your list by 22 and call that many dailyCall 6 people I do not know weekly2 Realtors2 Lenders2 VendersMix up your routine go to lunch at a different place get gas at a different stationfill up half way...

After I've sailed past my first million in net worth, I am taking you out on a fancy dinner date in Bakersfield.

Fancy word for a bunch of data analyzed to determine the likihood of success. 

You don't need to be fancy. 

The front doors are still the same, they have a door lock, they swing back and forth, but the $300k home will have fancy glass in them, and occasionally the cheap one will have bars.The $300k house might have a 50-gallon water heater, or a tankless, which are more expensive than the standard 40-gallon water heater. 

Next day call the "b"s3- Go visit an open house daily4- cold call for an hour5- mix up your routine by going to different store/restaurants/ gas stations.. introduce yourself as an investor6- go to a chamber ribbon cuttings as often as possible7- Post on facebook and tag your friends so their friends see it8- drive to a neighborhood and distribute door hanger 50 a day. collect abandoned or poorly kept up houses9- mail a simple note to those collected addresses10- call back everyone you have spoken to in the past. divide the number by 22

Now...if they owe just a little too much, you could and should always have a system for follow up (might need many months to pass) because values do change and principle does go down and you might and should have built relationships with other people that can make those deals work because they buy at smaller margins, with fancy shmancy techniques or buy in those areas you don't buy in.