Subsequently that offr failed for unknown reasons but I was told they (buyers) just decided to put their money into other things.

well your subsequent description of the deal is far different then your original.now I understand it as a tear down.. lot value 50 to 60k  Minus what ever you have to pay to tear down  ( our area 15 to 25k if there is any asbesto's or lead that could double.)so it looks like the value proposition is not a heck of a lot more than the 10k your talking about.your fist post made it sound like a fixer worth north of 100k that U were going to snag for 10k.. big difference.

Day 5 of 14 of showing gratitude, I’m sending much love to my mentor, Marty Granoff, of Granoff Enterprises.

Making math make sense to realtors is generally a failing enterprise. 

You also mentioned that you don't quite own 'Bob' business, yet, subsequently the assumption that Bob being your father is a logical one, as we tend to inherit from parents. 

I am in Enterprise AL, home to Fort Rucker military base.

The best part is, with just the subsequent three tips, you'll be able to accomplish this with less time, effort and money than you might otherwise have to invest with more traditional methods of advertising.1.

All of my negotiators recommend a deal after an exhaustive financial analysis and after verifying that all the requirements of a short sale are met (Like being listed with an agent, executing a 4506T, providing a hardship letter, bank statements, tax returns, Arms Length affidavit, budget, etc..) and then signing off and verifying all of the requirements are met so that when its all done, a subsequent audit from an outside entity or regulatory agent will confirm that it was done properly and NOT just because some talented negotiator thinks it should have been done.

It is, IMO, this type of critical thinking about the deal and your subsequent offer that is the most important lesson any RE Wholesaler or Investor should learn.

I know what you mean about the banks, they are merciless soulless entities that should all be shut down under the RICO act for operating an ongoing criminal enterprise.