I'm a little strapped at the moment but I'll make it happen eventually.

Keep at it, you'll get a contract eventually and once you do one they just get easier from there.   

My dream would be to flip houses eventually. 

I stayed in touch with her throughout the process and eventually closed.

Eventually I started getting people to rent it and then I had two tenants who wanted to continue their stay.

I eventually gave her $1000 for her helping out.

I got my start in Newark, NJ but eventually got priced out.

You will normally pay a minimal amount like $50 or $100 to process the loan.2) The interest rate is low and you are paying it to your own retirement account.3) It can allow you to get into real estate investment faster4) If you leave your employer or get fired, recent tax law changes have made it so that you have additional time to pay back the retirement fund.Just an FYI - I personally took a 401K loan to get my first investment 4 years ago.I eventually left the employer and decided to take the hit and pay the taxes on the 401k distribution.Best decision of my life.Best of luck!

You will eventually get to the right person.

This is probably not a huge problem or a emergency, what better opportunity to find a good handy man or Plummer than in a situation like this, when the emergency does arrive (and it will eventually) you know you can trust this vendor or if you need to find a new one.