If the estimates are higher or pick up things I didn't think of I can either back out of the deal or renegotiate based on inspection items. 

So who in the area is having more luck than us and wouldn't mind a few free lunches and dinners on us to pick you brains.  

Also, I normally try not to call out people or pick fights on social media, but please do not refi your loans into DSCRs thinking this will fix the problem.

just to be realistic i think it would be tough to just pick one up on a 'break.' 

Pick up a receptacle tester—available from most retail stores for less than $10.

I pick close-in burbs with good access to public transportation.  

Over time you'll pick up on alot of costs plus familiarity with your market and contractors  

I've had success selling the vacant land I'm picking up on Facebook Marketplace but recently it seems to have really slowed down. 

Don't pick someone off the Google search.

In real estate we say "everyone wants the perfect house, at the perfect location, at the perfect price, but you don't get all three, so pick the two that are most important to you," and this is an example of that.