You’ll be competing with investors for these properties.

Well bubbles... if you were competing against me.. you would never ever win.You would be going up against a scientist, NASA robotics ninja with publications (= CREDIBILITY), a #-1 ranking website  flipped 25937567 houses a month with pictures of progress to show for it.What do you have?

This is a great conventional product, competing with FHA's low down payment option, but unfortunately Freddie Mac will be doing away with the no income restricted area's very soon.

and even the huge players do it the same way.. 

Not going to happen....not with any competent broker.....especially on expired listings.....the only reason it didn’t sell was because it was over priced in the first place....or maybe a discounted commission was offered to the buyer agents.

There are a few scammers here but after talking to a few you will easily be able to determine who the real players are!

if your at all interestedGoogle Ingrid Robinson   and American Greed   Remington financial she took down one of the biggest players in the advanced scheme world.. if you can watch the American greed episode its pretty interesting so see how they operate and get away with charging fees and never funding.

It was impossible to compete with them.

Multiple competing . national banks are offering 80% heloc including 5/3, Citizens, Wells and PNC. 

Any competent contractor should be used to providing bids with a SOW.