Also, he talked me out of a deal that would have been a fat commission for him but iffy for me.

You will always be the "fat-cat, big-shot investor" who stole his house out from under him when he was vulnerable.

I'm sorry to hear you are having issues, hopefully you can fight it, but in my experience on the lending and investing side, the appraiser won't budge unless they made a trivial mistake (forgot to take into consideration major highway dividing lines, incorrect square footage on records, fat fingering an address, etc.)

It seems that you are transparent so you get a fat ol "good job" check!

I'm on it like a fat kid on a candy bar!

I just make sure to get a fat deposit.

One of those big fat tax guides with an index at the library or bookstore, Lassiters, etc might point you in the right direction.

12- Sell and CelebrateNegotiate the sales price, go to the closing, and collect your big fat check :).

Buying/selling notes is a good business, but it's important to be the first position unless you've got a fat wallet.

The the last phase, little to no acquisition, little to no new debt, jettison under performing properties, paying off debt, keeping the cream of the crop properties and living off the fat of the land.6.