Do not be afraid to go up an knock, and try and talk/get access/talk to neighbors, about the property.  

Knock it off.

Look up the property owners, try to call, write, go knock on their door if you have to. 

Just recently my good friend was walking down the street in Soho and got knocked unconscious by a man (for no reason that she did not know) who had already assaulted another woman earlier that day.

Knocking off such a large amount of cash seems almost unrealistic, but I believe the guidance comes from the fact then when the rehab is done, you can Refi and leave the 25% equity in the home and move on to the next property.

But I also knock doors and cold call to find new properties for us to buy and develop, and one of their business partners has asked me to do the same for them.

Totally knocked the wind out of my sails.The only solution I have come to is to work with a small local bank that only uses 1 appraisal company.

I'm not a realtor, but if I were you I'd be knocking doors, hanging door hangers, advertising wherever you can afford, and going to as many networking events as possible.

Anytime you get a client, go out of your way to serve their financial interests and knock it out of the park ... every satisfied client turns into many more referrals if you keep this in mind to think and act in terms of long term client relationships rather than short term RE transactions.Working with investors or as a consultant without much experience yourself in the field would be more difficult, so that would likely come later.

It wasn't like anything imploded, it wasn't like there was a knock-down drag-out fight, just different beliefs on what to do with the property.