He stated, he would be willing to mentor/collaborate our ideas on the project and let me use his local resources to rehab the property at a reduced cost if I were to purchase the house at the AS/IS price of $97,500.  

He states so twice in this thread that I can recall.The questions for the asker that would be helpful to those trying to analyze the situation (and maybe help one another should the OP and an investor collaborate) are:1. 

But we are prioritizing our down payment fund at this time.

Hello all, currently reaching out to DFW realtors who can collaborate with me in helping me run comps for future leads.

Perhaps we can collaborate? 

In the US, looking to collaborate with deal syndicators as co GP.80% of the financial success is having the right mindset and 20% is knowing & doing.Here are the top 10 tips to make your 1st Million.

Hello JohnThere is so much potential and i believe real estate is local.An educated and skilled investor can capitalize irregardless of geographySo more to self-education and collaboration

I also would want to prioritize my family over everything as I start this journey, so developing this system to help run things is a major key. 

My main focus is to collaborated with my future clients and aid with their listings, bios, property photos, magazines, social media, email campaigns, etc.From a personal perspective, my main goal through real estate is to provide for my family and future generation.

Been in the game for awhile but am expanding and looking for some more people to collaborate with.