The current owner has owned for 30 yrs and needs to sell for health reasons. 

Whether it’s the economy going sour, or you are growing old, or bad health, you must have a “backup plan”.Many of us hate to talk about having our burial planned out or having life insurance, but it’s something we need to talk about with our families and plan for, and so most of us do.

His mom is co-signing the lease for him (but living in a different state and paying for his rent) and said he has mental disorder.

Mentally, I cannot ask for monthly rent when I would not live there myself. 

Otherwise, it is mighty dangerous, because everyone wants to be in expert in health, law and taxes, based on their extensive Facebook studies.Your friend has (correctly) heard that the new tax law allows Section 179 for rental properties.

I'm a doctor so these conversations come naturally to me, it's just that your diagnosing the home owners needs and wants rather than the patients health. 

In beginning of 2018, with an ambition, no knowledge, and a gun-ho mentality.

Thanks to youtube videos that glorify the burn em' and churn em' mentality you are getting people who will rush through the process, hike up their fee, and look to settle for the rest of the year since they made their salary. 

I am just trying to get into the mentality of the the investors that I am working for and info or general concepts help.

I personally have, and continue to thrive off of repeat investors but I am always looking to grow my network of relationships.So for all of my wholesalers and investors out there~Legitimate Wholesalers- have any of you experienced this dilemma and what has your solution been to establish legitimacy in a time where our profession is being too loosely equated to the "get rich quick" mentality rather thanInvestors-What are some of the pain points that you have run into with wholesalers?