I'm definitely looking forward to gaining knowledge and picking people's brains!

Just because you can or could do something doesn't mean you should for the sake of razzel dazzle....You don't try force something to make a deal out of every property.The straight forward method here is for you to get a loan to pay off the tax bill, she subordinates the property for collateral for the loan, then you buy it and she finances the balance, but even that is probably too much brain damage, unless there aren't any other deals to be had.

s advice, major brain fart on my part and great advice from the both of you.

Whether or not the job makes sense also depends on the tradesman.If you think you have a competitive advantage by taking a 2-3% yield when times are tough then you are probably better off investing passively in something else that requires zero brain damage.

Any help would be much appreciated...I am racking my brain to find private lenders outside my circle..( I know everyone is going to tell me to find people I know but this is not the advice I am seeking :) any help would be greatly appreciated

Seems like the brain damage or expenses or lack of profits in wholesaling aren't worth the opportunity cost of holding it for a year.

I would like to treat a seasoned investor to lunch and pick there brain a little.

As much as I've read on this site and books and listened to BP podcasts, my brain has frozen.

I'd start out with getting a mentor, in my experience the two guys that are a wealth of knowledge about lease purchase and will help you make money fast are Michael Cabonare and Brain Gibbons.

I'm really looking forward to picking your brain about some general, non-RE investment, business questions at the meetup.