When wholesaling if you can lock up a deal super cheap, people generally won't care what you paid.

Technically you should use a product such as stego mastic then cover it with stego wrap (a vapor barrier plastic sheeting that is basically rip proof) This must be from the top to the bottom and it will not be cheap.

It cost about twice the cheap vinyl tile, but I am hoping it will last longer and it still wasn't much - $243 for the kitchen and bath, I do the install.

It's just a numbers game, just say "next" alot and smile.At least *consider* getting your agent's license and hanging it with a cheap no-frills brokerage for investor-agents, giving you MLS access and the ability to "play" the commissions to your advantage -- sometimes taking the 3%, sometimes ceding it all to the listing agent, will vary with situation and your relationship to the listing agent.

Your roofing is cheap.

Would I even need to use the most often used wholesale formula on a home that is already being sold for dirt cheap?

Does anyone know where to get cheap business cards printed for cheap?

Yes the lenders will move these properties uber cheap when they no longer have the reserves to account for how many are on their books.

Perhaps, but I'm not the one that'll have to decide to move (never cheap) or stay and pay an increase next year!

However, being lazy and cheap I'd try to find out if there isn't something I can do to "tone down" the stone by toning up the surrounding surfaces, walls and floors.