The best he's coming up with is hardy backer that costs $9 per sheet and is putting me further our from budget and making me regret going with the nicer tile.Anyone know any other materials or methods that could make this more cost effective? 

Start at the most recent and work backwards until you've built a list.Then use the mail>call>Knicks method to market to those that fit your criteria.

And they don't blow the breaker ever.Wiring old plaster requires planning and methodical work if you don't want to be doing massive repairs.

I'd have to say he missed that part of the Act which stated that "any method or scheme" employed with the intent of circumventing the Act would be a covered transaction.

In the past year we became the owners of a duplex and learned about writing leases and screening tenants, we put in several offers, had 2 go almost to closing then had the sellers back out, ended up getting called back on 2 offers that we thought were dead and ended up closing on a foreclosure and are mid-cycle on a BRRRR method and are in attorney review on the second duplex.

Hello fellow wholesalers, investors, and marketers,From your experience, what has been the best method for you to find motivated sellers with VIRGIN properties?

Completely unconventional, possibly crazy, undoubtedly dangerous method that works very well.  

One of the things I have read about is how to figure out how much it will cost to fix a home from a very good book I brought on this website by walking through house and itemizing cost one by one and it has giving me a good understanding of that method.I have come across others who use another method that does not rely on itemizing cost.

@Brian Gibbons"Attack of the Gurus" is to be a fictional movie of what happens to RE investors following systems and creative methods as their accountants inform them of their tax liabilities of thousands of dollars when they have not received their money yet. 

It is amazing how little it takes to Control so much.Some of the words and concepts that can be used when trying to create that great transaction-----Right of possessionDelayed settlementCheck fundsContract candy - buyer incentives Meeting of mindsBanking daysAssignment Release of liability Hybrid offerAbsolute auctionSubordination Stutter clauseSubstitution of collateral Principal mortgageRight of first refusalSplit notesChattels for deposit and tradeFront porch clauseSeller participation Bidder buyers bonus Tax deferredPiggy back transaction Seller refi for take overShort joint venture Option buy backCreating financing works better than conventional financing all of the time.One of my favorite formula is Control & Roll - a method of Contolling real estate with a skinny contract offer and fast turn over for a cash profit.JD --- I hope some of these ideas will help you in search for profits.Charlie