Getting in over your head in a real estate deal can quickly become a nightmare, and there is no shame in taking the time necessary to curb risk and increase your buying power.

@Spencer Gray We have a intake form of course, but then a call followed by a 30 day timer before a deal.

For people looking for more time freedom and flexibility, passive syndication investments can provide that in a way that purchasing properties yourself just can't.My husband and I did a nightmare gut reno project on a 2 family 100 year old house that went over budget and over time (horrible contractor) - it ended up working out well as a BRRRR and we have it rented to two awesome long term tenants now - we are happy with the cash flow, more than doubled our equity and got most of our cash back after the refi, but we have PTSD from that project, so syndication was a life saver - to be able to make similar returns for doing no work, just seemed like a no brainer for us, especially after that kind of experience.For that project put our own life's savings on the line, believing in ourselves that we would be successful in taking on that project with no experience (which we were, but it was horrible lol), which is why trusting someone who is a professional, who has a track record of experience, to do what they are good at just makes sense.

I might be interested in taking you up on that. 

I would like the option down the road in taking out an equity line of credit on the property.

I think the benefit of being a licensee is the opportunity to make a connection and if they aren't interested in taking our offer, I could certainly give them the option to list instead and see what the market can bring them. 

If they are broke then I think that they would be very interested in taking your offer, if they had a place to go.

I believe in taking action and taking action can be getting your financial foundation set from the beginning like you mentioned or by actively searching for deals or creative financing options. 

Which is why there is no shame in taking it over and monetizing it accordingly. 

I believe in taking ownership so it comes down to the fact that I probably should have been even harder on the lender and/or withdrew from the deal by the deadline.