You're $80k - $170k range is pretty wide, and I'd be surprised if anything over ~$130k ARV actually produces net cash flow assuming 75% LTV on a refi.

This is inherently speculative so you need to know what angle are you trying to move on.

. - for as narrow or as wide of a net you may want to throw out for your own “real estate investing.”But if you should still have an inclination to trust some guru with a paid mentorship, I’d suggest to go above and beyond their standard contract, which will likely stipulate what you owe them in far better terms for themselves than what they owe you in return for your money: I’d ask them to stipulate - in writing - what “mentorship” your money (at each level of a “workshop”/“education” they expect you to pay for) will actually get you, and for how long.

I don't see this auction angle being plausible. 

We hope that this introduction could lead to a mutually beneficial collaboration.I am sorry to hear you were laid off but the good news is this door of Real Estate investing is wide open for you.

That's an interesting angle, most important thing is that the seller/veteran understands (as yours does) that while that VA loan entitlement amount is tied up in the house they sold, they can't use it again.

@Lindsey Mannix - the agent report was left pretty wide open in terms of comps in the area.

@Geoff Eckert  there can be a very wide gap between C and B  forget the minus and the plus.so it could be luck of the draw it could street to street your C could be C today and meltdown to D rarely do these neighborhoods come up  they for the most part go down.were as solid A and B can maintain as you have a nice sprinkling of owner occ and sales to owners.Were as anything under that is pretty much only being sold to investors. 

Adding 45 degree angled gusset supports 1', 2', or 3' (whatever doesn't protrude too much) out horizontally will stiffen it up. 

The Court's decision in Loper will create a sea change in administrative law with wide-ranging implications and potential opportunities for highly regulated industries, like the real estate.This will create an opportunity for more efficiency and lower costs in the real estate economy.