Hello All,I am new to the BP forums but have been a landlord for about 10-yr (former primary residence turned rental in the East Bay) and need a referrals for very competent Contractors and Handymen to help us with ongoing maintenance and upgrades upon turnover.I have worked/contracted with several Craig's list people over the years but non seem to fit the bill long-term.

You already noted this in your own analysis.Just using these simple rules, you should be able to tell that these numbers are not where we want them.To make this deal work, you will need either a significant discount on the purchase price, or have some way to substantially increase rents (or both).But remember, your goal is not to fudge the numbers to make the deal work, your goal is to find the deal that fits your numbers.

Email body:  We are working with a cash buyer that is aggressively looking to buy several properties and can close quickly on properties that fit the following criteria:1.

I don't have any problem buying from wholesalers if they hit my numbers, I'd rather spend my time fixing and selling houses than chasing down sellers, plus as a rehabber its not easy to turn the marketing on and off to fit my cash position. 

If you will be renting in an higher income neighborhood, then the qualifications  that you mentioned may tend to be more obtainable in finding, but if you take those same qualifications into a lower income neighborhood, then you may find yourself not being able to find tenants that fit that criteria that you have set.

I live in Burlington, Vermont where I make and sell handmade women's clothing and accessories.

So I am looking for a new general contractor and/or subs to make sure I have a back-up and a back-up to the back-up if need be for my projects that need rehab.I vet the ones that seem like a good fit from as many resources as I can find before I give them a call.

I am also looking to find some properties to rehab and sell in the Raleigh area, but I haven't found any that fit my criteria yet.

I was looking for a system that could be better than my hobbled together platform (Peachtree accounting, Excel spreadsheets, Rentmatic ACH, mySmartmove screening, etc) Haven't found the perfect fit but Buildium does come close.

@Steve Rozenberg: This method will really be helpful filtering out agents that may not be a good fit for me.