Or you may need to stain the whole driveway to even out the color. 

Depending on color/smell/or condition I may have done everything I could to NOT paint it.

It is better to use people in your community if you can..In regards to financing with hard money lenders, most hard money lenders do require "skin in the game" ..

If you can buy something super 1970s, horrible brown carpet, dark wood paneling, drop ceilings, dated fixtures and appliances etc. that is functional plumbing, electric, septic, etc. that might just be the ticket.I've financed a few of these without problem.

Joey is spot on with this colorful UHNW analogy! 

It has dark stained woodwork throughout.  

Use a dark blue color for titles and cover page, because people read that as conservative and money.

@Diron Binns  @Gerald Harris  gave you some great steps for wholesaling the deal...I would say the most important thing is to "know your objective"...and to be as clear as possible on your objective as possible, so people can give you advice on how to help you reach that objective...There is a lot of great info and advice on BP, but ultimately we are all making "shots in the dark" as to the best option for you because it's our perspective NOT your Perspective...This info is still valuable, but can become very confusing because you don't know each person's perspective...MY Suggestion are the same to most beginners starting out...first step is to know your goal over the next 3-5 years...I will let you know a little about my perspective...I am a Rehabber and Have Been Buying and Rehabbing over the past 8 years in Chicago...I've been in your shoes...I wanted to accelerate my learning curve and do as many deals as I could as quickly as possible.

The US buyers that get finance are buying better props and putting skin in the game so they are better capitalized.

Without this knowledge it is only a shot in the dark.