Sale Price$171,000 - $55,000 (Rehab) - $13,680 (8% fees) - $40,000 (profit) = $62,320 MAOFrom talking to other investors and doing research, typically a Novation allow more money to the seller, correct? 

I can probably teach it, but I won't be spending that kind of money for the platform and I doubt people who wants to learn are willing to pay for the platform and tutoring fees. 

Where you really make your money in FL is in the appreciation.

If you are having trouble sourcing either over a years-long period I agree selling makes the most sense.

Perhaps you could consider hard money in addition to private money?

I don’t want the property to appraise low and not have enough money to get when I cash out.

He has been saving his money for years and has plenty of money saved but no experience with real estate investing.

You could also try looking up money judgements filed against local businesses at the magistrate level and target them with direct mail or driving for dollars. 

I was on BP Money Episode 325:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/money-325For some reason the signatures in the Forum seem to assign random podcast numbers to past guests, I’ve noticed this with other people as well.

My conversion rate was higher because they kind of look like a wedding invite.In regard to lenders, join meetups and local facebook groups and ask for referrals.I’m doing larger commercial deals now and found I wasted a Ton of money on direct mail.