If you didn't see the curve ball, you may well not be able to hit the ball at all and then you have struck out with no more at bats.

Also very interested in learning about financing options and how to limit credit score hits with new utilites and loans.

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Thanks, I've been using those too, but didn't know if they were hitting closer to the marks.

Bill Gulley really hit the nail on the head with his answer.

If you get hit by a storm, deductables from insurance and time it takes for them to pay out.

I'd look at those first couple of deals as good learning experiences and hopefully gave you a better idea of how to estimate repairs.If you learn to get a better estimate on repairs and have gotten some experience both negotiating with sellers and marketing to your rehabber buyers it wasn't a waste for you.As far as the original question about how you can market pretty much free, if you have been hitting Craigslist hard already you aren't going to find anything cheaper than that.

Hi Ben,I am in somewhat of a similar situation as you and would be curious to hear other feedback you get from the rest of the forum.I live in San Diego, and even hitting the 1% rule is next to impossible here.

If your personally worth a few hundred million, then you take a different approach, but I personally have a $5M liability policy, and put homes in my name,,,I'm close to hitting 10, so I will have to go to commercial loans going forward, but not until I get my 10.

He sounds like he is taking the hit and trying to hold up his side of the agreement.