In a “nutshell”What can work - partnerships where each person brings a different necessary asset (knowledge, experience, time, capital, credit) to the table, the responsibilities, rewards, and expectations are clearly spelled out, legal documents are created to head off disagreements, and the parties are compatible.What doesn’t work - partnerships formed by two or more inexperienced people looking for “comfort” rather than going it alone, and anything other than the above. 

Learn before you earn.Again, I am not trying to be “mean”, just keep in mind that you don’t know everything the seller is going through…from your side of the table this may look like an “easy deal” or a no brainer good deal the seller should jump on…seldom is this true.You probably won’t ever know what the seller is dealing with (could be multiple sellers, family issues, health problems with a loved one, and a hundred other things).

For the estimating rehab costs book, there is a table in section 4 from p.201-p.216.

My job is to get it to the closing table which can be difficult, and you don't know which way it is going to go until you are already in it. 

And it's written under the pseudonym of Sean Cook by Paul Kaseburg.Paul’s sat on both sides of the table on over $2 billion of real estate deals.

If you went to the roulette table and they paid 3-1 for red vs black vs 2-1 then that would be awesome but if it paid 1.5-1 that would stink.

By the time I figure this out all offers on table will have been long since received probably, but since it's popped up twice in a row now, it's bound to pop up again.

If you have a loan that's not current and in good standing at present, any financing is probably off the table until you cure. 

What is the best cash offer  i can bring to the table since the owner want his equity and does not want to loose the home either.

However, keep in mind that the difference between the sale price and the loan amount must be brought to the table by you.