That said...You get hand-holding and piece of mind.Some gurus will sponsor a deal for you (if it makes sense for them) and more than likely, offer to buy your deal from you. 

I will do my part to deliver the task at hand an seek an find new opportunity.

In regards to the letters I would hand write them just seem more personal.

Here's some brief answers and I'll PM you to get some more resources in your hands.1.

I'm really only doing it to learn and be a hands on investor in that process.

I feel a lot more confident in my actions now, and as much as I hate the conflict still, I now finally feel like I'm the one with the upper hand (as I should be since I OWN the property!!).

I can literally count on 2 hands the # of houses for sale in a given city. 

I was busy running a food blog and was pretty hands off.

-------Thanks for any council.. single and need a 'helping hand' on my first purchase as a single. 

I also have ~$700k cash in hand.