She has already shown herself not to be an honest or honorable person as she has blatantly violated the terms of her lease.

And clearly, your subs are stand-up guys who know their stuff and really helped you out by pointing out this obvious, blatant error in your planning phase.I, for one, would be happy to put my whole business on the line for you, signing away on a process that you don't want to pay me to manage, since you so clearly understand the whole thing A to Z.

There are many investors who are blatant flippers and still structure each and every transaction as a like-kind exchange.

All of it were blatant lies and none of it actually happened, and it was never his intention to complete the contract. 

You need some reserves for that.As far as timing the market, my opinion is that unless the market is blatantly overheated, you can still dollar-cost average and buy only the best.

The blatant lies are what really bothers me.

I'm always amazed on how ruggedly built some of these old buildings are ... and equally amused by the fact there were no real building standards, but most of the really blatantly bad bits tend to have come with past "updates" (like the introduction of indoor plumbing or electricity).That said, you make you money on these old buildings when you buy!  

She blatantly lied to us and said that she was the buyer.  

Let me see...You have a person who is giving you advice as to what to do with your property who wants to blatantly rip off some poor potentially uneducated would be home buyer for $10K and split it with you.

My name is Jeremiah and I'm new here to bigger pockets (which I'm sure will become blatantly obvious in due time haha)Recently, after struggling for a long time of not knowing what I'd wish to pursue in life, I've come to a realization that I'd love to be involved in real estate.I'm in love with houses and the renovation process, I have managerial experience and I'm driven to a fault!