Eat the rubber chicken or whatever is served and smile. 

While building a buyers list and calling bandit signs to cultivate a healthy list, should i already be marketing for potential sellers?

I'm totally torn between slowly building up a healthy chunk of liquid cash (for investing, emergencies, whatever) or gaining instant equity (and lots of it).

Unfortunately, his health is deteriorating, and he can't complete the house.

In my area, you can go to any RE broker waving a preapproval letter for 155k in their face and they will smile at you like one of those cheshire cats.I have always been the type of person who succeeds in everything I put my mind to RE is no different thus far, to this I say thank you naysayers for the motivation.

We could have gone with a 203k instead of your client’s offer, but chose the cash for obvious reasons as timing is critical to my clients and they are counting on the closing this Thursday, June 18th.It’s a shame your folks do not have a contractor relationship who understands how to create a quality product, while ensuring an investor gains a healthy return on their investment.

I'm all smiles.

I would ask her to clarify the statement in a calm manner with a smile.

(Courtesy of Dave Ramsey) If you have a healthy down payment and zero debt, you should be able to find a bank willing to finance real estate. 

People really enjoy this if it is set up correctly and you can make a healthy profit off of it.