You should do some dry runs before you start bidding so you get a sense of the process.

You'll get more success stories, more rah rah you can do it, and the sales pressure will be turned up along with the prices for the next step which will be called something along the lines of "Super Duper Mastery Program" until they've sucked you dry, and all the money you could have bought real estate with is gone. 

The market is a little dry.

I have been selling vacant land in the southwest for over 30 years, mostly dry lots.

You would be surprised how much some people will accept below their asking price.Also, in some markets the MLS is very dried up.

Thanks for your guys feedback I really apperciate it. yes I would ask them to clean as much as they can, and I wouldn't worry about dry wall, I'd rather have my own guys do it.

Thanks,Benjamin I tend to agree with @Mitch Messer tbh, but (a) I didn't want to jump to that because I'm biased as a mortgage guy and (b) lots of firms make lots of money on unsecured debt (credit cards).

BUT, after further research i find that most banks have a seasoning period of roughly 6 months... not so exciting. at 12-15% interest a month on the HML thats killer. so for the TL;DRI want to Buy and repair Cash only property roughly 155k.

Like behind the dry walls and all he wouldn't be able to tell if any plumbing or other issues exist?

I realize it won't be a cut and dry number across the board.