I don't like to look to far down the road but every so often I think about the long haul, and how my 1st flip can boost my investment career. 

I am looking to lower my utilization as a way to give my credit score a big boost.

Sometimes they're pretty straightforward and easy to sort through, other times they are VERY bizarre and require a lot more time and mental energy to figure out.

Other parts of the country may get a boost from low energy prices. 

I get energy from others like myself who want to bounce ideas/concepts off others. 

My painter was there at the time and he's a young, full of energy type so I let him do most of the work (with a bonus of course).

Hvac energy consumes about 40% of your utility bill (typically) based on seasons.

An interesting article--by Melissa Kwan of Spacio--which describes how beacons, a micro-location technology that pushes information to smartphones  through Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), could be used to change the way potential homebuyers and agents exchange information at open houses to drastically improve the customer experience.

Someone would come in and review every single expense with the center and see where energy savings, contract service savings, etc. could be had.

Brokers want to know they are getting paid for the time invested.Buyers that owned a business they sold, sold off stocks, high income earners, 1031 exchanges etc. are great candidates to work with.Buyers that have little to no money down, going after less desirable assets, low price points to purchase, wanting creative financing in a hot market, have to put unrelated people together as groups to raise money etc. are not as desirable.Statistically those types of strategies tend to have a higher failure rate meaning the broker doesn't get paid for the time and energy invested.