find investors who can commit to investing with you, talk to lenders

There's a book called "The Total Money Makeover" by Dave Ramsey that's a great place to start, although, as Dave also advises repeatedly throughout the book, you should commit to reading at least one other book a year about personal finance as well.

Even 30k on a larger project as a committed line of credit at say, the federal prime rate - would save someone a little bit of money. 

I believe those that are the most successful are 1) well rounded 2) experienced 3) hard working 4) know their why and are passionate.Pick one and commit till you feel like you could competently talk to another REI.Goodluck!

Also, I love getting a big list of problems (as long as they sound bad, but aren’t actually a big deal lol) because I use them to get a price reduction now that I already have the seller committed to selling to me!

Bankers have better lobbyists than you, which means that the laws are stacked in our favor and the court will not be particularly fair to you.Don't commit mortgage fraud, please. 

I’d contact the title company I worked with and bam by 11 I’d have 60 years of title history...Just like some states people actually survey an SFR before they buy it.. that simply is never done in a subdivision on the west coast if you asked for one realtors and others would look at you like your were from  Mars or maybe VenusFunny you bring this up.At least 30% of the surveys I review I add an exception to our commitment based upon what the survey discloses... fence lines off, driveways outside the property lines, encroachments of all sorts onto utility easements or BRL, more.Like an owner in a subdivision out west won't build, construct or place whatever he wants wherever he wants...

Electrical bid is high - but it is reasonable to be high here - he has no idea what he's committing himself to so he is covering his backside.

In the Schedule B Exceptions from Coverage of the title commitment, it states a "Memorandum of Option" between previous seller and buyer in 2013.

If they didn’t then they committed fraud!