My client was selling a duplex in the city and when they went to sell, they found out that the guy they bought it from did a whole bunch of unpermitted work and the inspector prior to the current one was his buddy and let it pass.

.- The guy with 3,000 posts on BP may be selling you something, like a totally unnecessary $10,000 course or “mentorship”.

Nothing held back for maintenance because the houses they recommend buying are all newly rehabbed, and nothing held back for capital expenses because you should sell them in less than five years and move into multifamily investments so nothing major should break before then. 

Some of my most successful clients have done exactly as you described they had a JOB with a REIT or developer and learned their craft before launching out.Trying to get this type of education paying  companies that just sell short term training is very hit and miss. 

If his real estate business is brokerage for home owners buying and selling their primary residences, then he probably does not have the knowledge to help someone invest in real estate.

I have a few single family homes I'm planning to sell as they become vacant.

I think soon I will sell it with ADU included (high demand area mine) and invest in DST. 

I have been threatened multiple times by someone that does not like the agreement he made to sell me a property (sellers remorse but it occurred 2 years after I acquired the property - or at least that is when he first communicated it to me (I told him I did not have a Time Machine). 

The payments typically are 1-3 years (but there's no real standard) and don't have additional interest added.Asking price: $280 Million (different currency than USD)Last year's asking price $250 Million (we assume the price increase is because of inflation)The owner doesn't seem in a hurry to sell and when we asked if he'd negotiate last year at $250 million he said no.I'd like to offer the following 3 options to see if any of these work for him:Option 1: 250 Million upfront Option 2:140 Million upfront130 Million in 6 months.

We don't do coaching or sell anything, just looking for a way to network with people outside of the different REIA's.