And... a retail buyer will buy one house from you before their buying power is exhausted. 

Whether its someone that I have on speed dial or I will exhaust all my connections to find someone. 

You will know when you have exhausted those resources when you hear the same thing over and over again and want to get deeper into a specific area that requires more than time resources.

After being taken advantage of a,previous contactor Michael not only came in and finished it under time, he worked with my already exhausted budget.

So, I was little deterred, and exhausted and but knew if I rest now prices aren't going to rest either.

I have to get past the point that I can not do this alone and exhaust every resource possible.

Such materials will also enlighten you as to the strategies discussed here, it's not rocket science but the second stage won't fire until the first stage has been exhausted. :)

@sokoloff @lenval: Hard money is certainly an option, but I don´t think we have exhausted our conventional options just yet, so will put a bit more work into that.

-There is a vent just above the stove, on the wall left of the stove (you can't see it in the picture) which I believe is supposed to be for exhaust from the stove, but it does not have a fan in it. 

The note servicing company will make sure taxes, insurance, underlying mortgage are paid before sending the seller any remaining monthly funds.This is by no means an exhaustive list just a start.