@James Boprie what are you bringing to the table to make him want to mentor you?

That means your current home must pencil out as rental, which is dubious.Owner financing is probably off the table.

And yes, because it's rough it may pull some good deals off the table, but statistically speaking those would most probably be the "not as good deals" for lack of a more descriptive phrase.  

This will make you more confident and gives you a sense of control at the bargaining table.

A lot of hurdles to jump as the sellers are a disgruntled family that one partner passed away so the kids Inherited the one partners half and there is already a signed purchase agreement with the 50% owner before I came to the table with an offer and the other 3 want to accept my offer but that is still only 50%... 

I have an EXTREMELY interesting deal on the table and need all the help/advice I can get with executing this deal.

When you are worried about losing your job and putting food on the table, you are unlikely to become a landlord.My advice is always be buying and buy twice as much when prices drop.

It could be money, it could be time, it could be some other service—ex: if you are an accountant or a web designer etc Just make sure you are bringing something to the table and not just asking them to essentially work for you for free.

@Duriel TaylorMy experience shows that often the smaller credit unions won't necessarily have better rates but you might have a better chance of getting to the closing table. 

We negotiated the deal down by $18,000 even with other offers on the table.