Read your original post to a person who started this thread. 

That's a pretty nice layout to start with.

So this agent, after having 3-4 offers rejected, told me she didn't want to keep presenting offers unless I was going to start making "good offers."   

We are planning to start our first few properties with cash so we don't get burned on hard money interest payments since it will be after work and weekends we are working on the project.

Where can I go to borrow money to give the contractor in order to get the project started?

I have decided (with a partner) to start a real estate investing company. 

Good problem to have but I want to start paying off some of these loans to increase cashflow and make us impenetrable during a market downturn.  

Quote from @Cody Journell: I would start with Corey's advice: differentiate yourself from the crowd by providing quality services.

So I prefer to just have them use mine from the start.

If there's competition for the property, you might need to provide a price first and renegotiate later, especially if you have a contingency for well and septic issues.Step 4: Fixing the SystemsAfter securing the property, we start the permitting process for well and septic repairs immediately.