Even with these offers having protected worse returns than any of my purchases in the last dozen years, they are still being rejected.  

Understand and assess who is most likely to make a claim against you and why.

The graduate school is less than 10 years old and still adding programs, and while dozens of people have begun converting old of homes/office spaces to rental units to capitalize on this obvious opportunity, it remains an investors paradise.The situation:The house is a ~1400 sq ft brick ranch style home on a good plot of land that we recently had surveyed and parceled into two individual lots.

you would need to assess the situation more and decide on how you're going to go about it.

Has anyone had experience for assessed property value appeal and/or has general advice on lowering property tax you could share? 

He's done all my flips and for dozens of others of friends.

.* Assess what rehab work needs to be done and assess the potential rehab costs.

I agree with the others on the assessment of Springfield Ma.

Can you appeal your assessment and lower your insurance on that acre now that you think it's worthless? 

So, with no foundational knowledge of real property, and no capital, his only alternatives are (1) “bluff” the homeowner into thinking he has the money and intent to close the purchase himself and or convince the homeowner he has an extensive list of cash ready interested buyers (“partners”) with whom he’s done dozens of prior deals or (2) pack up shop, write off the money invested in mentoring to a worthless investment, and decide IF real estate is right for home.