I have big goals and some may say those goals are too big, I am relentlessly ambitious and I don't think a 4 year university would give me the life I want long term wise.

Wrong and wrong, it is not easy and it takes relationships & relentless hustle.

No one that spends the time learning their market and relentlessly looking for deals has ever told me it was hard to find a deal.

As a result of being in this industry I have learned a vast amount of qualities and skills necessary to help me grow as a professional such as; Relentless Work Ethic, Passionate, Strategic, Marketing, Building Relationships with Vendors, Communication Skills, Time Management, Leadership, Basic Accounting, Pragmatic, Compassionate (not what you would often hear from a chef), Sensible and many more. 

I think what it comes down to is the fact that I'm just going to have to be relentless and keep asking until one of the banks says yes.Again thanks so much.

We have been in "sponge" mode for the last few months - relentlessly devouring the BP podcasts and forums, reading books on the subject, and taking anyone we know in RE out to lunch to pick their brains.

@Russell Brazil Thanks - the bidding war has been relentless here! 

Unfortunately, the brokers have been relentless middlemen...I thought about asking the owner to hold a private note but the market is pretty competitive and there were (somewhat) lower cash offers presented, so I was told...Thanks again!

Fortunately for the Passive Equity Investors, all the time and energy the operators spend finding an opportunity (likened to a needle in a haystack but they are out there), vetting contractors, finding quality property managers, networking with commercial brokers, relentlessly contacting sellers, underwriting deals, researching markets, building relationships and trust with their Equity partners, etc… to bring a quality multifamily partnership opportunity to fruition is taken care of.With trust and the proper relationships in place... the rewarding passive benefits of an Equity investor/owner can be obtained by those that have the capital to put to work!

What seems to be a common theme with realtors who don't offer Buyer Rebates is that consumers should feel obligated to use them regardless, without expecting them rebate, because of their internal costs and/or the commission split they're under with their Real Estate Brokerage.As a Florida Mortgage Broker, like most, for years we've suffered under relentless efforts by realtors who have coerced and steered our Pre-Approved borrowers to their "preferred" lenders.