This is how you know things are getting completely 'amateur hour" out of whack.  

It's not a job for an amateur to file paperwork so I'd budget $4-6K for legal, not including any claim from creditor, if they appeared in court to claim.

The party which offered $430,000 was putting down 20% which shaved off the difference between appraised value and the price.I apologize for being a total amateur here and I really appreciate your comments.With the above pointers, I feel this must be a good property for two offers in the first week.Thanks.

What to an amateur (first time flipper) seems like a half day change can take several days and may require inspections before closing up.Did you consider your attitude when berating the contractor which you indicate you "had to do".

Hopefully this isn't a completely amateur question, but hey, I am an amateur at this point! 

He's counting on some starry-eyed amateur historically-interest person or group to take on this likely albatross off his hands.Of course it's just my opinion;  I could be wrong.

Out of my league, but if you need any amateur help with leasing, I know enough to be dangerous.

I’m an amateur to this business, but am excited and motivated to learn as much as I can.

This is important to being successful.By the way, it is my opinion that if some states they have been in the real estate business as a hobby, especially that long, they are extremely poor at it.You may just have a person who is always in a bad mood and looking to pick a fight.Or, you may have a person who is sick and tired of the large number of amateur real estate "investors" who have tried to buy the property.Learn what is on the mind of the seller.

First of all - I'm by no means an expert or even an amateur.