And frankly if someone is committed to never investing in themselves, then adopting that take makes sense.  

Of course, if an opportunity to dispose of one of our properties, for a profit, arises out of plan, we would avail ourselves of the situation if it makes sense to so do ... there's always another property.We have taken measures to setup our property holdings such that they could be passed along to the next generation, while not irrevocably committing ourselves to that path.

Not much progress yet but hopefully there will be in the not so distant future...http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2014/01/22/nonprofit-absolutely-committed-to-31-acre-parcel-along-the-atlanta-beltline

Perhaps it might give you a better eye for structural details/problems before committing to a property purchase?

Here's my situation:I have been working with a commercial broker for the last two years to find a good MFP, found it, got my offer accepted at 1,365,000.I have a good relationship with a bank, have the lending commitment, have a good relationship with PM, have their commitment to manage the property.Downpayment will be 275,000 and I had initially planned on doing this myself, but now thinking about partnering with one other person.

That should help @Sam Leon feel better knowing he's not absolutely committed to his original offer price once he's done a thorough walk through of the building.

The Georgia REIA normally lets you attend a meeting or two to see if you're interested before you commit to signing up for the year.

If your eligible for financing now with a conventional their commitment should be enough for a hard money lender to accept that your exit strategy is strong...it would be expensive for sure however it would meet your goal of acquiring the property and covering the additional 10k your

But her husband let us sneak in a couple who were very committed because of the school district.

Once they sign, there will be an emotional commitment on their part that will help this deal get to the finish line.