By skipping this and allowing them to pay slightly more for deposit insurance each month I feel I would open myself up to people who are not as financially stable which is exactly what I'm trying to avoid. 

The bidders who are counting on the redemption interest will often skip these.

I am wholesaling right now and I usually skip passed bank owned and just track down Pre-foreclosures when I'm driving for dollars.

You will absolutely need reserves, don't skip this part when you're running your numbers.

For example, with my skip tracing.

As are local meetups.If you're using a data provider like propstream you could also search the area in which you have a contract for cash transactions, see who bought it, skip trace them and then reach out.

I use a couple of different planning strategies so I'll skip that till I find one that I live by.The habit?

(You’ll notice the burner grates are much thinner on the cheapest once, skip them.)

You can look for the most recent 10 deals they've closed, skip trace the buyers of them, and call them to ask their experience.

Skip Trace during the night using fastpeoplesearch.com and spydialer.com3.