I have a good handyman that fixes stuff for me at a reasonable price.

I would only do it if you could put a lien on the property .. but even then it doesn't sound like there would be much meat left on the bone ... there are so many costs that people don't think about  ..plus what do you do if the owner decides to sell at a reduced price so he can sell fast ... i mean is his priority to sell his house or to make money .. what about the wife .. can she force the sale ?

Flipping in all markets are getting tougher to find deals with meat left on the bone.

About another $20k cash on a $50k rehab.So $30k cash ($10k down, $20k rehab) on a fix and flip, for me at least.Hope that helps,- Tom

I would much rather find a wholesaler who can produce potential properties and not try to get rich off of each one , instead I feel like they should price their properties reasonable and with enough meat left on the bone to make it worth it to investors like me to buy from them.

Again she offered for me to "split the bill of $2,000" which she couldn't show me at the time. 

With SFD new construction, there is often less meat on the bone than with rehabs (in my experience, could be different in your market).  

I have experiance managing employees, I have had 20 working for me at one time a while back.

I recently met some hobbyists who tried to flip houses and are trying to unload one they had to abandon mid-rehab with no meat left on the bone for other investors to pick up.

The only reason it stopped for me at least was because of my divorce and the fact that my ex got the condo in the settlement .. as far as i know she ended up selling it .. but it was great while it lasted and I may have gotten lucky but the people i had as renters were very trouble free ..