It seems the owner's pain is wanting out asap, not necessarily the asking price.

Yes, it can be a pain to keep people happy for decades but family and church are there for you when you need them.

It may be painful for some people but I'd love to see reasonable deals out there again. 

@Tyler Wittwer I think many/most of us feel your pain.

If you had other deals to work or in your pipeline, dropping this one would be far less painful.Thanks for reaching out and sharing your story here so others can learn from the pain you paid for. :)

If you use it for a bunch of other things, that would be a huge PITASome people advocate a separate account for each property (which I think would be a huge pain) but I guess this is the main reason whyDepending on the state and judge, once you accept partial payment, it changes what you can legally do since you technically agreed to a "payment plan" on what he owes you

I feel your pain.

They're currently undergoing litigation to recover the property but don't expect to get much out of them unless they can garnish his wage from the VA.On the other hand, my father is a doctor and when starting at a new clinic, the doctors approached him to buy into the property.

All I know for sure is that CA eviction process is a pain once you start.

(If that just doesn't work, Just ask her if she knows of anyone that could benefit from your services) Build Value, Agitate their pains, Send the offer!