Also you can try Thumbtack and HomeAdvisor as well but remember that contractors have to pay for those leads so be serious with your intentions before you throw out requests so you aren't wasting their time and money.

I just don't want to waste someones time if they are expecting me to have a property in contract before contacting them.

What kind of effect would this have on rental prices for detached homes in the area?

I understand the reason I'm being ignored is because no one wants to help someone starting out without any solid money because they would probably just waste a lot of time.

So it shouldn't be too difficult to get him to play ball as long as you let him know you're not wasting his time and gives him business for the deals that will work.

So glad we didn't waste extra time and money accommodating them.  

We end up eating the cost of things like nails, putty, caulk, buckets, paint pans, rollers, putty knives, trowels ect due to waste and the tools ect walking off with the contractors.  

You don't want to waste your time or the sellers time if you don't qualify. 

While I appreciate that my house looks terrible at times, I feel bad that y'all are wasting your marketing on me.  

It looks like you are seeing the effects of the whole no down payment stuff.