Some easy things you can do is put new matching door hardware throughout the home, new bathroom fixtures, light fixtures, etc and paint.

Open your wallets.

Things I didn't account for on my last rehab - Misc expenditures like you said.Anything from door hardware, to extra brushes, to a new damn hose on my pressure washer.

(one sink/toilet/shower-tub) Even though I'm replacing hardware/countertops and tub/tub surround, I'm thinking the size alone will be a deterrant.Everything else about the house checks out fine budget wise/ARV/etc and the home has great curb appeal.

The cheaper ones in your pocket go to the weaker leads, the better quality ones in your wallet go to stronger leads...just a thought

The tenant mix you have and the OH economy.If you live and work in Silicon Valley or in the PacNW lots of people are working manufacturing high tech equipment (software or hardware).

Be sure to join the Denver group.I'm also a software engineer, though more recently its been more and more hardware.

He looked uncomfortable, reach for his pocket, said he left his wallet home.

I don't buy stocks, I invest in companies" - Warren BuffettThe fact that Turner, Buffett and Gates have pledged to give a billion a year to charity make them all alright in my book, regardless of political slant, hardware lean, or software preference.

Pay attention to YOUR wallet and not theirs.Many wholesalers don't allow financing contingencies whether its pre-foreclosure or not.