Because they were patient with the first one. 

Just be patient and make good offers.

Your State Social Services Department is a third party influence, they can't tell applicants to sell a note to you, they might give your name to contact you to assist them.Through the social services network, check with hospitals as well, hospitals may reduce fees for lump some settlements by patients and they usually obtain financials, the social services folks will want notes liquidated.Business transactions, sales, if you have the inclination for commercial loans, with or without RE, (UCC filings).New home construction, builders may finance, usually involved in financed notes with their bank but you can also obtain partial interests, you might take the back end of what the bank doesn't loan on.Estate planning attorneys.

Don't give them the satisfaction.

Be patient and just save the cash. 

The short term satisfaction of a Nice buy.   

However, go to a neighboring state such as OR, NV or AZ and, despite being non-judicial foreclosure states, I'm not confident enough to buy or lend and still feel confident that I'm sufficiently knowledgeable, at least not to my satisfaction. 

I'd say be patient and wait until prices drop to consider investing in Brooklyn. 

Its something I'm patient at.

If I've been patient enough not to bug the dual agent, I think that I'll be patient enough to stick to my guns on price.