I guess it is hard for me to put myself in the passive money shoes.

Bruce I feel your pain and Im in the same pair of shoes except Im 22 and I live in Canada so imagine how much more difficult it is for me.

Adam, I loved the story about the guy ruining his shoes and pants!

Immediately, Borh began to change from his boots to his running shoes.

So no project means no collateral, and that means no loan.You can do what you want, but if I were in your shoes I'd schedule a short discussion with someone skilled in real estate lending/private lending.

Always put yourself in your borrowers shoes.

So put yourself in the seller/agent's shoes - there is little/no incentive for the seller/agent to sell @ a deep discount here.

I have even trimmed down my mailings to out of state absentee owners thinking there could be motivation but even those owners believe they have prime real estate and are expecting full retail offers.So, my question is, if you were in my shoes, what would you do?

I don't teach anymore but the networking opportunities that fell out of it thankfully allowed me to hand my shoes and invest full time!

If I was sitting in your shoes, I'd make sure I had some of my next deals lined up before exiting your current investment.If the sale of your house is going to put enough cash in your pocket to fund an entire flip you are in great shape.