Penny wise and pound foolish.Hire a contractor that will pay you or credit you for work you can do;But, you must do it correctly,do it on time as required,not do something that hangs other subs waiting for you or getting in their way,And, get a 1099 because if you don't you'll be overstating your flip income and understating your earned income.

While some who have it may still be a bad actor, those who do not you can eliminate the proverbial low hanging fruit.

I thought creative financing was done from knocking on doors, hanging up signs, etc. to find distressed home-owners?

My biggest hang up was whether the company name was on the logo or not, sometimes like for a t-shirt I want the name on there but for my business cards (which I get from Vista Print by the way) I didn't so I had to do some editing on my own.

I do not plan at this time to actively be an Agent, but rather to hang my license at a brokerage that has minimal fees (and minimal support for me) like @Tim Angevine referred to.I don't know what brokerage that will be, but I know at least one person that is paying under $40/mo. to hang his license.

I'm hoping to learn as much as possible, meet as many people in the industry that I can and hopefully get to work with and help others one day, once I get the hang of it.A little background about myself:  I'm married with 2 awesome little boys, Jaxon - 2.5 yrs old and Carter - 6.5 mnths old. 

Parisi's was a used clothing store, the condos to the south were a vacant lot, and most of Tennyson St was old buildings with various small businesses just hanging on.

Who are you looking at hanging your license with?

You can also see where the investor/agents hang and why.Paul

Here are the numbers:Purchase Price:175,000Repairs:14000Type: Duplexunit 1: 2 Bedroom/ 2 Bathroom-850(or 2 CL ppl for 550/month each)Unit 2: 3 Bedroom/ 2Bath-Me-  lower bedroom and lower bathroom$freeski -1st Craiglsit Renter 1 bedroom 1st bathroom $450 second Craiglsit renter 2nd Bedroom same bathroom-$450Mortgage Info: Total Loan amount:189,000 Interest rate: 3.25% Down payment: $1,000 Taxes: $1426/year($190/mo), Monthly mortgage payment:$868/moHome Insurance: Around $160/monthExpenses: Vacancy,Capex,Repairs,@8%($160 each) Total: $480/monthOvertime Expenses: Lawn service $60/month, Management fees@10%($200), No HOA feesNeighborhood: C  Area around neighborhood:B+  The Location is in Norcross Nearby Harbins Road and Highway 85 in Gwinnett County in Georgiatotal income could be from $1600-2000Additional expenses would be providing cable ,water and electric for craigslist tenats and they would not be as stable as a regular tenant.About 12 properties in the neighborhood need work(yard, car on blocks, ppl hanging outside,etc.) has about 25-30 properties in entire neighborhood.