I have bought more than 10 off-market house flips in the last year and most of those came from my direct marketing campaign. I should not say mine, because a company helps me out a ton putting together the mailings. I still buy from the MLS, but looking back at the last year my best deals were almost all off-market meaning they were not listed for sale.
I have used other marketing campaigns in the past, but I hated using the scammy mailers and answering my phone. With my campaign now we use honest, upfront mailers, and there is a company that answers the phone for me! They take notes and send me a notification as soon as a call comes in.
My mailers are custom with my own envelope, a handwritten-looking note (it really does look handwritten) and real stamps. All I have to do is drop them in the mail. The company also pulls the list for me and can add any names to the list I want to give them like my driving for dollars list.
If you are interested in working with the company use this link and mention you heard about them through me. http://ballpointmarketing.com?rfsn=2262073.343f06