I'm finishing up a rehab right now and my contractor has really dropped the ball from a timing perspective (lots of false promises and missed deadlines). 

Most times realtors over promise on price to get a listing...

Agree though, compnaies getting things off their books is more concerning than price (in a way)  nice deal and like you said, it was because of your ability to act quickly.  

If you mean just go to redfin/zillow and find a killer deal there, or a website listing REOs, to "get rich quick with no money down," ya, that's mostly dead (to the extent that it was ever alive at all). 

Other than that, i see that basically every vendor working for insurance comes in through water mitigation or other quick response restoration work.

@Matthew Dreiling Buying TK is a shortcut, and I think best for people with zero knowledge, or for experienced investors looking to quickly expand their portfolio, but given that you have a degree in Real Estate, I would think you can do better on your own. 

Hey guys, quick question!

They are fixer uppers but are in great neighborhoods and have promising appreciation value in the next five years. 

We went to our local REIA meeting last week and met some good contacts pretty quickly.

I agree with Brian although many portfolio lenders would lend quickly if you have 20-25% to put down.