I need someone to come out by Monday night at the latest because I'm in contract to buy the house and I need to get back to the seller".Do I just have poor luck or should I be more forward that I'm looking to pay them to fix this house?  

I'm betting that some SoCal landlords/homeowners will get burned--or should I say flooded--come El Niño, finding themselves in a bind they don't have the cash on-hand to get out of, and may be willing to part with their properties quickly to a ready cash buyer...or maybe I'm just dreaming.  

If she called a towing company, they would most likely not respond.Your best bet is to establish clear parking rules in your rental agreement and enforce them.

Your best bet is a smaller bank since they take a more personalized approach to underwriting loans. 2.

Your best bet is to sit down with your roommate and explore options.

A poorly run board may use the insurance policy as a "maintenance" policy.

Your local congressman will put you in touch with their "federal government relations" folks, I bet your issues can be resolved within hours. 

Your best bet is to find property owners that are interested in selling, but haven't contacted an agent or actually posted it for sale.

Best bet is to find yourself a realtor who has access to the MLS.

I would ad that once you clear you debt and have some free and clear property I bet is will not be hard to get a credit line based on the free and clear property.