It's good to hear others are having success, but I would check if it works in your area before you spend the $150.I don't know if this would apply to you, but some folks think that FF works similarly to AirBnB or Vrbo where they will push resident requests to you.  

If these  "guru's" are so good at wholesaling, why do they spend so much time and effort selling their programs?

Our focus is on delivering 20 top-tier leads each week, so you can spend less time on lead generation and more time closing deals.If you’re interested in streamlining your lead flow and enhancing your success in the Texas market, I’d love to discuss how we can work together.Looking forward to your thoughts!

Would we be able to spend $1k in aquisition costs to get to that level?

& track my job costs against each category so I can compare my budget vs actuals and calculate the variances.For example:Electrical Budget: $4,000Electrical Actual: $6,300Variance: +$2,300This process is more tedious because you have to breakdown each invoice or receipt and allocate the costs to each Category, but it really helps you understand where you are spending your money and why you went over budget.Otherwise, it sounds like you are having trouble measuring employee productivity?  

How much did you wind up spending in attorney fees, etc?

He spend $3k fixing it up, rented it for $700, but lot rent was $300.

Spend some time talking to investors, asking for names, talk to a lot of banks.

They are spending a lot of money to build the servicing business, primarily on hiring new people it seems like.

I have had no luck trying to propose seller financing through realtors for on market listings.Bottom line, either spend some time and/or money marketing direct to seller or networking with investors that have been around for awhile.