The gentleman has absolutely nowhere to go so when he asked if we could give him some time to remain in the property to allow for finding a place to stay, having a soft heart, we agreed and gave him until tomorrow.

The thinner vinyl isn't truly floating on the soft underlayment. 

Maybe one of the "soft money" lenders like lima capital?

Most land owners arevery optimistic where they think developers make too much money, they aren't counting soft construction costs, which is a big ticket in CA.

I'm making the offers looking for a soft spot, a seller that is ready to let it go or someone that is looking for my better terms than the rest of the offers.  

If it's a steady or soft local market definitely go through a realtor. 

Somewhere in my searches I remember seeing a provider for direct mail that would sent out "soft offer" contracts with the mailings that were customized based on the info uploaded through the list information.

I dont need to have a lot of money to start nor do i even have to pick up a paint brush during the rehab.3.

What he gave you is hard costs more like 150/sf if you're going for granite but have the rest as rental grade. soft costs without financing costs around 100k minimum in CA in most urban.

Remember about these soft factors while deciding on a type of property - this would help keep your vacancy rate low and help you find the best most qualified tenants.