You just need to persevere with what you have been doing until another deal comes along that ticks all your criteria.Bharath

My name is Armando, and I've recently been bitten by the Real Estate bug after watching my father create millions of dollars in wealth through hard work and perseverance.

you could have applied it in this scenario so that you won't have to deal with traditional lending again.Someone very wise once said that the quality of a person's life is represented by the quality of the problems they are solving...Persevere through the difficult beginner's stage and the problems you'll be solving will be much better than this one :)

If I could give it a one word ingredient it’s “ perseverance “ It’s going to be tough and test you I assure you .

I wish you perseverance on your journey.  

Smartkey locks do not have a master or submaster - it's one key per lock (or one key per several locks, if you have front and back doors or deadbolts). 

To see me persevere through struggles and come out on top while putting in HARD and SMART work.

Looks like your patience and perseverance is going to pay off!

Just a little time.It's like anything else- as @Chris Seveney said, most people quit ANY business when they realize it takes work and perseverance.

However if you have the perseverance to deal with a lot of unknowns in order to come out on the other side better than you were when you started, then it's a great first step.