They will sniff out weakness/inexperience quickly and exploit them.

They can get a higher price because they accept a weak tenant.

If your cash flow is weak, your cash flow is weak, if your exit strategy is a bit to aggressive or without real plan, just take it as they state.

A lot of fiverr gigs will have random articles, Chinese or foreign sites, and weak directory links that lack any page content.

I wouldn't accept that one, especially with weak credit and little work history. 500s credit score?

These last two options are attempts to recover the money the second mortgage holder has invested, although they are rarely undertaken (particularly in a weak housing market).

The weak spot in this deal was the amount of down-payment in my opinion (20%).

This is because the mentor has a personal relationship with the mentee, knows his strengths/weaknesses, knows his goals, knows his motivation, etc.

You would be amazed how weak some brokers or agents are when it comes to this and they will work for nothing.If they can't even prove their worth for the commission they are a very weak negotiator.

Figuring out how to get the money is an essential part of learning how to be a good rehabber.I believe the value in a good mentor is to helps the student strengthen/solve his areas of weakness.