I’m very glad things didn’t work out.Lastly, Zach’s partner, Daniel, who seemed to be a more level-headed individual didn’t help matters any.

Don’t sell to an individual asking.

I'm looking for someone is willing to spend time with me and maybe teach/talk/travel around the city some.

It gives me another exit strategy by having the option to sell off individual properties to retail buyers if needed.

At the end of the day, both of these respective vendors/individuals are paid when the deal closes. 

Quote from @Jonathan Grzeszczyk: David Greene has a series (Sold, Skilled, Scale) that teaches agents how to run their business like a business.

There's some excellent relevant & recent material from very high quality individuals on this forum.

.: The applicant needs a social security number or an individual tax ID number (ITIN).

There's no $$$$ in teaching you how to implement the action items I shared above which is why the higher revenue generating systems are sold, usually to real estate investors who don't know any better. 

I dont know of anywhere that you can cashout $270k against equity in an RE portfolio without closing/origination costs other than through a private banking relationship as a HNW individual.