So yellow letter marketing which i do myself a little time consumming but I do roughly 80 bucks a week this allows me to mail out 120 letters.Since I usually only send out letters to 2-3 zip codes in my area depending on how many names I get off of freedom soft Im still going back and forth to the records office to get probate list so I can be doing something while I wait to see if I get any hits.  

You can check your score online fromFreeCreditScore.com or CreditKarma.comHard inquiries hit your score, soft ones do not.You can also contact a loan officer who can pull it for you.

Also, check out the BiggerPockets podcast to brush up on your lingo and discover a multitude of other ways to make money in real estate besides just flipping houses.

I came to BP when I was searching for real estate analyzing soft wear,my search led me to the same question discussion on BP.

(You might not want to try this approach if you are a soft sale because they will be very good at what they do, and they are a good option for people desperate to sell who want to offload a problem).Partnering with an expert is not a bad idea if they have a proven track record, can sell the property without paying listing commissions (they will need to be licensed) and if they will put the renovation money up and manage it. 

Many folks lost many many million so dollars investing in that city .. so you get painted with that brush unfortunately.. so that's why you need your local HML like me with a little pot belly my big cigar and I take a liking to you.. that's how it works

My goal is to leverage my soft skills when I negotiate purchase price with seller and focus the transaction on relationship and help instead of price.  

Another trick I've tried is using applying tape to the area of skin, in hopes it collects the slivers like a lint brush.

Here in Denver for smaller units (1000-1400sf) we are all in (Hard & Soft costs) in the $180-$200/sf range.

That's not including soft costs such as carry, architectural, structural and utility engineering, etc.