Joining Bigger Pockets will hopefully enhance my education in real estate and be a motivational outlet to stop making excuses. 

I am just starting the process of learning everything I can about investing so please excuse my inexperience.

Sadly I've been giving myself excuse after excuse not to.

Or maybe they just didn't want to go through with the purchase and tried to use this as their excuse to back out. 

You don't need an excuse, most people will be glad to share their expertise with you, if you have the right attitude.Also, visit BP and check the "classified" section, where agents, lenders, contractors, etc. are peddling their wares.

He is either to nice to tell you he doesn't want to accept your offer or is not serious about selling.The tax excuse sounds bogus to me.

No excuses, I just didn't make this a priority,I'm back now and want to meet some of my local investors and those who have been in the REI game. 

I'm brand new at this so please excuse the newbie questions. 

A lot.I will need to read through the materials available under the link, but (please excuse my temporary laziness as I'm asking this without reading that first): based on your comment only, do I understand correctly that if one is the owner living in the home (in the city of Buffalo) then he/she would not need to have a CO - therefore it is to be expected that such properties (sf, mf) would be sold without a CO?

If the bank takes a second look at your deal and determines that actually you’re getting too good a deal, they will try repeatedly to cancel the closing using as many excuses as possible.7.