No interest in finding my own leads for off-market houses, so I'd rather pay a finder's fee to a wholesaler than going down that road.I'm looking for advice on finding credible wholesalers to work with.

One thing I do is pull up the rate and occupancy chart right off AirBnB and see what the bookings look like.

Utility costs are off the charts.3.

BTW, we have received some nice checks years later from a few tenants who decided to pay off their judgment to close on their dream house.Does this practice often result in you collecting some money?

Never heard how that one ended, but had to drive over and get his car off the side of the road, then go bail him out of jail.

I would pick 3 contractors off of google and have them give you a quote and go from there 

What are you to do if you want to write everything off but still look good towards a lender?

The fees are built in so they do not impact the equity you are earning off of.

How did you make out with your quest for the water shut off list?

I can't really fence off the creek.