Where you can SAVE money - is by teaming up with one broker or lender and establish a mutually beneficial partnership of return business and maybe earn your self a return client discount.

Yes it means they won't repair anything, but that doesn't mean you can't ask for a price discount. 

There are several discount granite, cabinet and fixture places in NoVA and Baltimore but which one to use depends on your budget and timeline.

The check book control package look attractive, at $1095 after a July 4th $200 discount :-) https://www.broadfinancial.com/self-directed-ira-plans-custodian-checkbook-control/I will need to set up one with pretax 401K , then another with after tax Roth IRA, so, want to make sure to control the expenses/cash flow of start up costs. 

I might came up with cash, but it has to be discounted.

The owner did not want to do them, but they were ok selling me the home at a discount so I could do the suggestions.

Making only $4000 a month for a capital outlay of $900,000+ is poor investment and so you would have to take a large discount in order for most note investors to get involved especially if these are second liens.  

I'm wondering if anyone has had any luck negotiating bulk orders of flooring at a discounted price.

However, it seems I can buy a shipping container of vinyl plank flooring direct from China at a significant discount.

A- The thought is He SELLS his $1,425,000 WRAP AROUND Note at a DISCOUNT to an INVESTOR who agrees to fund around $900,000 In Cash.