Otherwise, I could spend thousands of dollars in inspections and not have a deal.I too use the state contract for purchases in most cases.To comment on what Jon stated, calling FSBOS is one thing, attracting motivated sellers through bandit signs and other marketing means is a different animal.

I guess for me personally, it would really have to be an attractive deal.

An investor getting owner finance from a bank owned property or a regular seller might be happy with a 10 cap.So the deal you create and value is relative to what's at stake for the parties involved.If I have 1 million and I can owner finance for a 10 CAP with 100,000 down and then leverage into 9 other deals I might find that more attractive than a 14 cap all in on one deal.I think we are years and years away from a recovery.I think some will wait on the election in 2012 and who becomes president to see where the next 4 years of policy will be heading.Big national banks can take the write downs and sell the properties.I have had better luck with national than with the local banks.Just my .02

They typically have cheaper rents yet still offer some attractiveness to tenants.Good Luck!

I've experimented a little with adwords in attracting buyers and sellers.

Having dealt with a lot of KW agents/brokers, they seem to attract/produce the higher quality professionals.

There are a number of pitch-fest based real estate clubs in LA that have been attracting hundreds of attendees for years.

The people you want to attract (investors, people with money, etc.) probably wouldn't respond that well to it anyway.Maybe some people could shed light on why they use them and what kind of results they get rather than what it says.Thanks.

I have noticed this in DFW, texas: Simple, not let the buyers to see the property and put in your offer when the realtor drops the price to attract buyers and offer that price to sellers and they will sell it you.No body that i know off, in shortsale would dare to buy the home without seeing it.

The biggest problem with real estate investors jumping into the direct mail method of attracting leads, is that almost none of them study direct marketing.