The hedge funds have wiped out the local flip market all the way down to bird dogging and there's not much room here (in Vegas) for even a small profit - unless you have an excellent product source.

A "farmhouse shower" sounds like it would be the perfect place to wash the dog.

Hello and welcome to BP.Wholesaling and bird dogging are great ways to get started with a low capital budget.  

Over 11 years I had 2 fires, one when the tenants dog blankie got too close the the opening of a gas HW heater.

No offense to any of the people contributing, but this is feeling like a dog chasing his own tail without some third party out there able and willing to service these notes at a reasonable cost that will allow the investor to be D/F compliant. 

Some try to hide it behind a veneer of "nicey-nice" behavior but that only lasts as long as they have someone they need to impress or keep up appearances in front of.

At any given moment or time If we the agent can't entertain or correct our behavior the buyer can use someone else.  

Bottom line is in a market economy if a big dog is willing to pay more then that's a fact of life.

We are buy and hold, others are wholesalers, bird dog, flippers etc.

@Kortez Walker , I do direct mail marketing (absentee owners and probate) and get a lot of leads but here are some other suggestions:Hiring a bird dog to find vacant properties.