The main reason that we cannot agree on a purchase price is because the home owner believes that I am over-estimating the repairs needed to achieve a higher profit in the end.

And you'll find out there are many different ways to achieve the success, not just RE.   

Some of them have done very little in RE, some have achieved great success in RE, some think they are on the path to great success but are one Great Recession from being wiped out. 

@Kourtne Stancil Sometimes the curb appeal can be difficult to achieve in the older and lower income areas.

Stanley was fascinated by the Betas.Generally speaking, the path of the millionaire Beta woman starts with lots and lots of academic achievement -- Beta women are the real study bugs in high school and college.

We are renovating our rowhouse basement in and will be digging down about 2 feet to achieve 8-foot ceilings and need to underpin.

While I don't have a lot of concrete achievements I can point to (due to only being 17) I scored a 32 on the ACT, and have been able to refine my networking abilities through myriad professional development events in my community over the last two years.I've been reading and consuming as much as I can from Bigger Pockets for years.

And therefore you have achieved some equity. 

.#1 speaks for itself.As for #2, the correct question isn't what WE'D do with $1M -- the correct question is to the investor, "What are you looking to achieve with your $1M?"

As others have mentioned, I'm not sure the market in RE will support that however if you're looking and ready, I think that's achievable your reasonably near term future.