BTW, this 45 day identification rule is killing me as their is not much inventory for my target property type/area.Any ideas to get around it...

Do you know how many units you'd like to see yourself get to or what kind of cash flow you're targeting?

I know most flippers use hard money because it’s easier and they are out of the loans in 6 months anyways (so the high interest rate doesn’t matter), but I was curious.

Search the site for recent forum threads on this subject; you will find a wealth of information.I always recommend that OOS investors look for places that are easier to get to and places that you want to visit since you will be going there regularly. 

How I determine my bid price is I run it through my calculator I built that analyzes 10 different options / scenarios and I bid on it based on a specified return I am targeting based on the worst case option.

As odd as this may seem, I almost found things easier in a softer market a few years back.

This is easier than it might look to you right now.

I'm developing a direct marketing campaign targeted at eviction filings in the El Paso area.

He said he was interested in wholesaling, and he owns his own marketing agency, so it would be pretty low barrier of entry for him to get started and hit the right target markets.

As his brother, you'll forgive much easier than she would.