. - Compared to what I went through before, it's working out extremely well because I finally got to fund my investment and move on with my life! 

I'm not a huge fan of constant buying and selling - it's just too much damned work at this point in life - but for sure I would jettison anything that wasn't making an acceptable profit, and if you have any RE you should know this number. 

The seller is not very tech savvy and is going through some life issues so he isn't being very helpful in this.

I have a Indexed Universal Life policy that is 7 years old.

Blame it on a life lesson, keep it moving.

We started looking at coaching programs and some of these things just seem ridiculous at 20-40 grand, and some seem more like life coaching programs as opposed to real estate programs. we don't want to syndicate we really would just like to find someone that we can bounce deals / ideas off of and have them assist in underwriting and giving us a better sense of security that we are doing the right thing.

It makes their life easier if all of the owners get a FincenID because then they are not constantly updating for expired driver licenses.  

I'm great at reading people - that comes with playing millions of poker hands in my life - if my gut tells me things do not sound right then I pull away.But a scammer has to expose himself/herself because they don't wanna hang around forever.

Quote from @Christian Bobby McLemore: You're 21 and you've been building houses your whole life?

Like @Bruce Woodruff said you have to establish your goals and "why" REI or homeownership should be in your life.