We redid our guest bathroom for $500 using things we picked up on sale and at habitat for humanity and my in laws thought we spent over $5,000.

And if you buy from them, you're usually supporting a quality charity like using the ReStore from Habitat for Humanity.

Responsible use of the ecosystem for livelihood and recreation I can accept with a system of licensing that pays for care of the habitat (I've paid thousands in licensing for the care of wildlife habitat).

If they get the numbers down too far, the carp will get listed as an endangered species and then all sorts of environmental studies will be required before anything can be happen or be built next to their habitat.

Someone recently told me about Habitat for Humanity Stores where they sell donated building materials for a fraction of the cost.

Habitat and community reinvestment organizations do it on a nonprofit basis; however, the number of houses they can do is very limited.

Once you learn to re-key, our local Habitat ReStore has deadbolt sets for $3 - can't go wrong there.

If you are working on a flip, I wouldn't waste time searching craigslist or Habitat for Humanity stores.  

The best way to learn is to get a real estate license, work on a habitat house so you have some idea of how construction works and have a chance to meet contractors, and attend your local housing finance authorities free classes on real estate financing.These things can all be completed in a couple of hundred hours, max, at a cost of a few hundred dollars, and will put you in the top 1% of "wholesalers."

Habitat for Humanity will enter the house and will accept usable furniture.