We have had a lot of luck with Craig's List but this time we are not getting any responses.  What other listing approaches are there in the Houston area.

But someone who is reaching out for someone to sell the house to, those would be a higher value lead.I currently have a real estate client in my local area that I generate leads for, so while my specialty is online lead generation, I'm looking for alternatives in my local area for my own deals, which is a good exercise for me.

I can buy all the material.

Flipping can be tricky so definitely dive into the material and take some action with a mentor!

It'll pull up articles/blogs, podcasts (which are great to listen to) and pick up some reading material here or some used books on amazon to immerse yourself.

During that time period there were multiple approved materials and some where better than others.

This subject is a frequent discussion here on the forum, I suggest you search using this keyword and you'll have plenty of material to read, will keep you busy for days :-)

Have you found better success with handwritten letters, postcards, handwritten envelopes but printed letters, a mix of multiple alternating?

I went out there to help my Grandparents get back into the house all i asked for was to pay material and my guys.

Alternatively, you can just find one of the spreadsheets and just start plugging in different offer prices until you are close enough to your desired cap-rate.