He bought in his personal belief and she was 100% RIGHT.

The biggest obstacle of course in a financed offer is the seller’s belief you can actually close.

My belief is that type 1 permits are going to be banned at some point.

This is definitely a viable strategy - contrary to popular belief, you can get a DSCR loan for purchase with zero prepayment penalty - you will pay higher interest than without, but its an easy option if you are planning a very light rehab (property is in C4 condition or better at purchase) and then refinancing later on

This belief prolongs the search for a "secret" and makes people suscesptible to scammers.

Sounded too good to be true from the beginning and too much of a "get rich quick" scheme.I guess I just expect more from my friends and would hope they had every good intention when it came to my personal business, especially my finances.Well, that is a shock but I have reaffirmed my original belief and now with the help of yourself and @Neal Collins I have potentially avoided a landmine.Thanks so much for your contributions.

The internal obstacle of my belief that no one would take me seriously until I had closed at least one.  

Otherwise, you can stay and Maryland and use the local team you already have ... it is my belief and experience that a skilled REI operator can consistently make money locally in any market in the USA.

The widespread belief is that seller financing and 1031 Exchanges cannot be used together.

I don't like to get involved in political threads (wasn't a member of the Politics Group and won't be for long, but saw that Bill @mentioned me)...Here's my thoughts on this issue and the logical flow behind them...I'll number the bullet-points so that people can chime in at the point where they disagree so that we'll know exactly how far our beliefs are in agreement and where they diverge (maybe we're closer than we think):1.