We wanted a "strategic relationship" partner.

Zillow and Trulia are not worthless if you do it strategically.

Time to move quickly and strategically!  

@Luis Hernandez putting in effort to build a refined and high quality list on a planned/strategic niche is a good bet versus high volume cold calling in my opinion.

I would recommend working with multiple investors and synergizing efforts to purchase in strategic clusters.

Is it just a matter of strategizing (finding cheaper materials, wholesaling well etc.), or are my example numbers wayyyy off?

Partial transactions are structured on purpose for many strategic reasons.

We are talking about a centenarian house in a strategically privileged location (Malden, MA, near the orange line).The main challenge we are facing has to do with the house support from the basement beams and columns.- Slight tilt/landsliding in the front facing edge due to insufficient column support.This was evidenced by the marble test (rolling at accelerated speed toward the edges) and a few auto-closing doors.

I'm wondering there is an SF Bay Area group of ladies whom meet to discuss/strategize/encourage about investing in multi-unit properties. 

Any way, we were able to strategically have him establish credit within a month.