On a $400,000 house that's about a $24,000 savings.

If the property had a washer dryer when I purchased, I leave it in the house and inform tenants that if it breaks, I do not fix and they can buy their own w\d and take it with them when they move out.To many people will detroy a washer and dryer by overloading.

Take advantage of that free housing. 

Other times they go from house to house in a neighborhood and solicit homeowners to get projects replacing roofs.  

There is a carriage house exception but that has to actually be an old carriage house for horses, and from what I understand this rarely applies.

Learn, take action and network with other wholesalers (call all the signs you see on the road that are promoting a wholesale deal or that say I BUY HOUSES CASH). 

i am a local realtor and was buying homes that were a solid house and investment back in the day How did you finance this deal?

As I’m tied into my lease until Feb 25, I’m planing to build and house back.

I'd take 1-2 really good houses over 4-6 **** houses.

I have financial resources at my disposal and maintain connections with several contractors to ensure that the house is repaired and prepared for sale on the open market.