This last one is super longshot both in general, as well as in this particular case since the OP didn't file a claim for 4 years which makes it very difficult to convince a judge that you were harmed in any significant way and still decided not to file a claim until years later. 

So basically, five years ago, it would just be my misplaced pride telling you that if you can't learn something by yourself, you're unfit for something that requires as much self-education as real estate.But before you go into hock to learn about commercial real estate, where's the harm in going to Amazon to buy two or three used books on how to invest in commercial real estate, or doing as Jay suggests and picking up a used coursebook set from an ex-guru-student through e-Bay?

If you have no doubts about their character, and are satisfied with the deal, no harm no foul...unless you find out later they were aware of some undisclosed material defects that will cost you.

You have an impressive gift for speaking volumes without actually saying anything of substance.""

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Most states that are currently cracking down on wholesaling look to the substance of the transaction as a whole.

The second you use the phrase "above-average lifestyle" you're trawling for takers with a below-average IQ.Why do we never define REI success in any sort of terms that are meaningful to people of any substance and intelligence?

I don’t know if you’re talking about a residential sale only, but in commercial property transactions a deed in lieu will usually stand up in court - IF  there is a consideration of substance in exchange.  

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Its worth getting your license if you actually want to go into real estate sales, and want to practice on your own properties so if you mess up ypu arnt harming a consumer.