This certainly does effect everyone and is completely related to real-estate.

It seems as when the information from the buyer is given to the source the buyers mandate would say that the port is gone or something to that effect and to move on.

It's a waste of time.

You end up fine for those five years (assuming my restaurant doesn't go under) but if I leave when the lease is up you are now stuck with what is effectively a $500K property for which you paid $750K, and you'll be unlikely to get a tenant who is going to come in and pay above-market rent.

Some of the things you learn in college will help you effectively run your business.

I wasted four hours at the closing table trying to fix a weekend hotel room short sale closing with a " multistate trust" the parties and the beneficiaries are coming back tommorrow.... we are having the beneficiary of the botched trust, the trustee and the buyer to comeback to re-execute everything!

Hand written letters and door knocking have proved to be the most effective.

So how do I get this million dollar deal under wraps, because I am really ready to be rich and I plan to have 5 million by the end of the year.The way you have presented it to your wife is going to have an effect on the way she feels about it.

I dont waste time finding the sellers...

Purely, due to the fact that the REO is now a liability. 90+ days plus should be a starting point.Private lenders, pre-foreclosures(use for identifying property, make reserve bid never know may get it, most auction properties go back to banks anyway) and auction liquidating brokerages(most effective when looking for multiple properties).Right now there's a huge inventory of REO's new one's hit the market everyday may be a venue worth for you to pursue