This particular house has been vacant for 9 years because of fire, neighbors know everything lol the owner explained the same to Me as well.

If unoccupied leave a note or better yet, go to the post office and see if they have a forwarding address.The fastest and easiest method to locate buyers and sellers is to use a listing service such as ListSource.com, where it will provide you with a list of  buyers/sellers narrowed down to zip code in a particular zip code.

It seems most contractors are heavily booked during the summer months and particularly right now.I have one home, just waiting for someone to become available.Does anyone have a recommendation or are themselves a contractor?

However, I find it makes sense to drill into these numbers based upon the particular property because they'll vary greatly.For example, I look at the major expenses like new roof (~$4k), new HVAC ($4500), new water heater ($1k) as somewhat predicable major expenses.  

However, just keep your buy and hold strategy open as you might run into some good options for that in your search for flips.I think it's great to be able to focus on a particular strategy, but at the same time I am keeping my eyes and options open for other opportunities that may come along. 

The additional square footage did not add much additional value since homes in the neighborhood typically sold in a particular price range. 

I appreciate the response. couple ex: If I were to get a house under contract from seller, and advertise that particular property to a buyer. 

Particularly to the applicant who "sets the bar" (the one in the first 1/e that scores the highest): If they applied later (or were considered later), they'd have gotten the place, but instead get a rejection letter.

Are you talking about running title on a particular property or finding an owner?   

Let them know you are a busy man and have only a limited amount of time or a particular time slot that you can view the property.