Does the buying market seem soft at this time for flipping?

Howevery, they should be able to give you soft quotes.

From what I understand it is a soft hit and does not affect their credit score.

If you could make your own estimates that would be great, but if you have a really savvy buyer or two they can give you a great ballpark price for a soft offer.

That means my purchase price, rehab, holding costs and closing/soft costs can't exceed $42k which is 70% of $60k. 

(Think infomercial), But most of the meetups are more or a non-profit  philosophy just trying to cover the costs of the meetings and used for networking with a bit of education and a soft upsell usually on the services of the person speaking / educating the group..

Send me a scenario if you like and I will show you a comparison btw hard, soft, and private.

@Paul GarciaIt sounds like you are current getting the credit report pushed to you in a "soft" hit.  

Paint the entire house in a soft grey.

The hard or soft money route is a great option.