I just had some dumb@@@ whole selling company that has wasted my time for about 3 months and then I found where they had on Craigslist asking like 19,000 when I thought they were buying it".To add some whip cream to this treat I get a response from the wholesaler the next day saying he would add me to his buyers list. 

Brian Zabowski ,I'd add a quote from a contractor, or if you plan on flipping yourself, a conservative flip estimate.If presenting in person (all of this seems obvious but these are the things I would do exactly): I would clean myself up as quickly as possible (fresh haircut and shave), in texas I'd wear starched jeans, a button down, boots, and a navy blue sport's coat.

vanity lights - $30. we use realist beige color, people still love it. we pretty can't rent a house if it's white/off white/cream. it looks like an apartment and people are turned off. once you put color, it goes immediately.

The application is a template from Zillow, just have personal info and bank account balance(s), have you been evicted, etc.The part I am most confused about is the credit check, when do you run it and who pays for it? 

Definitely should shave a couple grand off that paint job..What's the time line on the job? 

Some can shave expenses and or inflate rents on paper to do this.

Originally posted by Thomas S.:Have

I wanted a mirror in the bathtub/shower so i could see when i shaved.

Keep your expenses in a position that you can shave off 30% in one afternoon with some strokes of a pen.

Either job is tough I don't want to give the impression real estate is simple. its not and 50% that try it blow out first year.. but that's better than the 90% who try wholesaling blow whatever money they have and figure out its way to hard  and not really that profitable when you consider the fixed over head that has to keep on churning.Granted like all things cream rises to the top.. and there are wholesalers of course that make money and some in little honey hole locations will trade real estate like used cars.. by that I mean low value assets trading at 5 to 50k per house.. but that AINT the west cost.