Thinking I might grab a map or pdf one and start highlighting and striking out some areas to help narrow my search areas.

You can also used reinforced strike places with 3" - 4" screws that go into the 2x4 frame.

I have used net listings many times over the years there is nothing wrong with them as long as there is full disclosure of fee made above the strike price and agency disclosure.I did one with a builder were I sold 32 duplexes for them to ca investors back in 04 these were in Oregon were I am also a re broker I took a net fee of 20k each and sold them all in 90 days with my fly buy program.   

Exercise date (aka Strike Date) --- There should be an exercise date attached to the sale of the option.

Use whatever leverage you have to tell them to strike this term or at least modify it to where you are not responsible for the repair unless you are at fault.

I occasionally strike up a conversation when I am at HD to buy something for my house.If you are buying a specialized product you might be better off going to a specialty store.

They used up two strikes by lying about the number of occupants and having a loud party.

When tragedy strikes it seems like we take a better account of where we are at in life.Let’s talk a little about numbers and risk vs. reward.

That strikes me as grossly out of market.  

The more mail you send (to targeted lists, with a decent message) the more calls you get, the more calls you get the better your chances are of striking gold.Don't give up, just do what other successful people are doing and you will succeed too.