building material/supplies? 

Diversification by means of spreading your available capital amongst a large number of properties means that the occasional problem purchase will not materially affect your capital or return on investment.

The market is crazy, builders are busy, and the price of materials is jumping so only a local contractor can really give you an idea of what to expect.

So for now I'm focused strictly on lipstick on a pig-type rehabs because of low inventory, scarce labor and high material costs.

In the winter the snow melting off the roof would run into the gutter and probably freeze on contact with the filter material.

That would be an easier pitch then trying to get a seller to trade equity they need for their next home for a note.I get letters from local companies constantly for my notes so I am assuming they look at the county records to cross reference material to send me ads.

Blinds don't work, horizontal or vertical.Draps get wet.Putting a layer of tint or reflective materials on the glass help some...as long as you don't turn the lights on.Is there any sort of high tech materials you can put on that are like the one way mirror in the police interrogation room? 

He was lying to us about how the contact was started and even went so far as to say that these potential renters were accusing him of illegal dumping of hazardous material into our pond that is on the property (among other things).

Now what would cause a mass supply of houses & land-- cheap materials AND lots of sellers.

The strange thing is, I have requested any docs he has regarding this (marketing materials, FAQs, agreement template) and was told those don't exist.