Perplexed that a service provider to whom I'm willing to hand over my business decides to drag their feet. 

I'd take whatever money they are willing to give you (accepting partial payments in ME is fine) and then hand them a 30 day notice.

I bring the deal (wholesale or foreclosure), pay 100% for property, material that goes into rehab, His portion is only labor.I basically hand over the keys to him and get it back when we list.I pay for selling and closing costs both on buying (if needed).I will be a remote investor

Any other collector such as Nelnet or Fannie may won’t count, so you have to transfer them to fed loan serving.

Future plans: There was always a thought in the back of my mind that I wanted to get into real estate after the military, and have recently started reading any book I can get my hands on.

Future plans: There was always a thought in the back of my mind that I wanted to get into real estate after the military, and have recently started reading any book I can get my hands on.

I am looking to work with an agent who has extensive experience (including first-hand) with this property type.

On the other hand, it will be in your best bet to find establish couple local construction companies and have them bid on the project.

If you're flipping on the other hand, look at ROI using the ratio of cost and the corresponding increase in projected sale proceeds.

The room was pretty packed, but most of the properties had only a handful of bidders, if any.