When an agent calls me I run their properties through the spreadsheet to see if it's even worth my time looking at them, many times they aren't, and have to explain to an agent (And sometimes they're extremely established) what cash-on-cash return is, along with cost basis and whatnot.

Stack that with a last-minute trip to South Korea to visit family, and now your LO has an anecdote to share about what NOT to do that involves you running around Seoul at 4 am local time trying to find a copy shop that is open. 

Either way, you would have learned what not to do.  

You’ll likely overpay some but you have to factor in the risk difference.That’s what not really ever talked about here

And with what you included in your reply, they must have talked a lot about the OP with you. yes interesting discussion.. my experince with these things is the owners tend to be completely non realistic about how things should happen how quick what to fix what not to fix .. 

Maybe it would just be a good idea to understand my target market and what not.

1000 in stocks or what not isn’t very much.

Seems that Alan Cowgill is now teaching others how to comply with SEC regulations after the SEC taught him what not to do:https://www.comapps.ohio.gov/secu/secu_apps/FinalOrders/Files/2007/07-062%20Integrity%20Home%20Buyers-Cowgill%20C&D-Consent.pdf

When I see a deal, I come up with ways to eke(not a typo) it happen no matter what.  Not

All is not lost, you learned exactly what not to do on your next project.