Sellers are slowly realizing there are fewer buyers and focused on working with those at the table.

Developed this by making a table in our 40 mile radius market.  

Does this all just come out in the end at the closing table?

Every time a guru “education” course was co pleated, I’d receive 10 -20 phone calls from either investor wannabes “building their team” in preparation for all the real estate “great” deals they were going to uncover or the same wannabes who had already identified a “great” deal (they hadn’t submitted let alone secured acceptance of an offer yet) and were lining up their financing which since they were purchasing at 50% of the value they’d end up with not only 100% financing but also walk away from the closing table with cash in their pocket.  

We brought 20% to the table.

Tomorrow your current offer may not be on the table, and taxes won't matter then!

I mean, the buyer is the one bringing the money to the table so they've always *really* been paying it's just been shown on the seller's side of the settlement statement.

There was this group of ladies at a few  tables over.  

Hi @Nir YoshaI would recommend looking through the profiles of the investors in your area and then reaching out to those investors specifically & explain what you would be bringing to the table as a fellow investor as well.

The fact that you profited from the arrangement over the 3 year option period ameliorates the "loss" you experienced on sale but I think you would agree with me that every dollar left on the table is better characterized as a loss than as a win.