I personally benefited from this when I first started and now provide my signature to partnerships I am not as actively involved with.

The more time you spend talking about other options and try to build up the negatives, the less time you are spending on what you fell are the positives of your own idea.If you believe that you are onto a great idea using L2P option contracts and forming partnerships where someone else provides 100% of the money while you provide 100% of the real estate-related functions, then start it up and make it work.  

Quote from @Stuart Udis: I am always skeptical of these real estate "gurus" and course providers.

It seems like a common challenge, and any advice you can provide would be invaluable.Thank you in advance for your help!

Smaller deals may sound "small" and yet they can provide a great deal of experience.4.

I do intend to stay close to home - but home provides only annual opportunities and I’m looking for year round possibilities with tax deed properties. 

Based on the numbers you provided, these are well above the debt service coverage ratio of 1.25 hence from a lenders perspective, this is loanable.

Be sure to check out the free tools BP provides to help analyze deals you may have and also market insights.

These syndication can provide an 8%+ cash-on-cash return - providing investors monthly cash flow - and a 15-20% IRR over the length of the project.

I work with a turnkey provider in Little Rock, and they are offering a 5.99% on all of their properties, even the new construction.