The buyers who are respectful, communicate clearly, and follow through on what they say they'll do are the ones who get the most attention.

Depends on what you are trying to do.

Those that do are typically short term debt though, where they recognize you'll be able to exit their 12-24 mo loan based on forced appreciation.

Most of what we do are ground-up spec construction deals of single family homes or heavy flips.

What exactly are you looking to do, are you a real estate agent?

Not really sure.Another issue I'm finding is the amount of money - the deals I do are typically about $30,000 and it seems like not many people are willing to lend on such a small amount.

That being said, the deals I do are almost always MAJOR renovations with a near complete gutting, reworking floor plans, rewires and new plumbing, etc.  

What do YOU want to do?

The five most important things new real estate investors should do are to define their investment strategy, arrange their finances, build a reliable team, perform thorough due diligence, and educate themselves on the market.

The one you've encountered and many of us do are the inexperienced ones who think they can talk a property owner into a low ball offer because there is no commission and closing cost.