Stick with a hardwood like oak or better hickory.

I'm not into that, ill stick woth Brandons book.

Don't stick your toe in the water and continue to just reading internet articles, taking classes and buying courses without taking action. 

People calling around everyone to see what sticks go to the bottom of the pile if I have nothing going on which I stay very busy.Fine if people want to stick with that approach but it is not part of my business model.  

I figure about 5 months of paying interest on the hard money.Is there any reason to stick with conventional if I can afford it, other than losing out on the cash offer ability?

Go through the process of hunting for the house, estimating a value for the house post-renovation, estimating a budget, trying to stick to that budget, hiring people around you that want to help, and learn from all of it.Learn from those around you and from yourself.

It seems to me that that couldn't explain all the differences in the volatility.Hopefully this time the link will actually "stick".Ian

Generally wholesalers who have no idea what they are doing, as sort of in this case, the process of trying to sell a note to the end investor is essentially throwing stuff against the wall to see if it sticks.  

Any surface that a child could conceivably get it's mouth around can not be made intact (painted), this includes anything that sticks out more then 1/2 inch like stair treads, railings, balusters, columns, shelves, shelf supports, counters, fireplace mantles, window sills, baseboards, pipes, door/window casings, and pretty much everything else that could stick off your wall.

If so, do you recommend using one or sticking with regular stamps and is it expensive?