Quote from @Glenn Cross: Create a maintenance schedule so you don't skip something.

If you're considering to become an out of state investor, here are some of my tips: 1) Make sure you do your due diligence and don't be afraid of skipping a deal if the numbers don't work. 2) Know your focus - is it cashflow or appreciation?

All of their data is old and their skip tracing leads to nothing but dead ends.

The other option is too skip the letter and file a lawsuit, slamming him with every conceivable partnership violation, both contractural and statutory.  

My next batch I'll SMS to I'll figure out how to use an external skip service.

Since they are not professionals they may skip some of the hoops any professional lender would want.  

I’d say for personal use go for it, but for resale use skip it.  

Lender 1 would rather skip that step and explanation so it's baked into the cake.What I mentioned above is just a way to get down to the nuts and bolts of the actual "base rate" offered by the lender.  

If you skip the inspections, you are concluding the second without getting a penny.

If you're trying to wholesale, that money is probably best spent on getting leads, skip tracing.