Hi @Eli Gaitan Give Erin Sellers at DRI Title & Escrow A Call.

If an asset class is dried up for yield and little properties available then that broker will not want to spend time locating those properties.

Keep it dry (new roof).Really do both simultaneously.

Up to this point, it's all about "skin in the game."  

Also thought it was no skin off my tail by making a low ball offer.

There is no cap on costs, the contractor has no "skin" in the project, and it usually leads to poor project control due to the contractor knowing he cant lose any money so he doesnt care to track or manage it.

Well I think for the most part the 50k to 60k properties are pretty dried up in Bakersfield unless you're buying in a very shady part of town, or a mobile home.

@Mitch Messer, How could I assure the private lender that I won't leave them high and dry?

They also have skin in the game to make sure that my investment is protected.

Brock, There are "many ways to skin a cat" and so there are many ways to do direct mail.