Everyone wins :) hope this helped. 

Slow and steady wins the race and you came to the right place for learning! 

One trick I learned is that if you have them served personally (using a process server vs the sheriff who just posts on the door) and they don't answer the suit or show up for court, you automatically win a judgement for the amounts owed on the notice.

In the same breath I will also say you have got to seek to create win-win situations, you can't be the only one winning in a deal it won't work.

I just have zero fath in anyone but myself when it comes to my own winning stratugy.  

A good wholesaler has legit cash buyers and knows exactly what his cash buyers are looking for so when he gets a signed contract its a done deal and everyone involved wins.

If so, it's a win.

Wrong city, but hey you can't win them all. 

I would recommend that you put more money down and ask for the rate to be dropped - win for the seller and double win for you.

I would rather have a phenomenal relationship with a credible and successful Private Money Lender, that is built on a win/win relationship and a deep understanding of how we are a benefit to each other, than rely on any big box bank (or any bank for that matter) for my capital needs.