He now knows exactly what is going on and can use whatever influence he has to ensure that the community stays up to par and he retains the value.

@Jack Halldin Welcome to the club and stay engaged!

Read the Guide on Wholesaling, and the many Blogs on Wholesaling, then check out the Podcasts which have info on wholesaling specifically as well as great discussions of general real estate knowledge. 

Stay engaged!

Make sure to read the Beginner’s Guide: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing

I just flew in from Sioux Falls SD, staying down here for a month or so, looking for deals or network, anyone from Florida west palm beach area, I'm hopping someone knows of a meet up or something.

They won't stay if they can't plug in a cell phone without tripping a breaker or if the neighbors use all the hot water and they end up taking a cold shower.

Make sure to read the Beginner’s Guide: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing

@Mark Watkins   well the 20k was a dead give away to me.. any lender that is doing deals will usually have a 75 to 100k minimum... check out the scottsmans guide there will be a list of REPUTABLE lenders there and you will see very few make loans for less than 100k... now in the mid west I know you need them lower than that.. but as a lender and I have been one... its just a loser to try to make little loans .. you can't charge enough to make the risk even close to worth it..so when I see these guys say they make loans at 20k to 20 million  RED FLAG... 

He has a good job now, and I hope that he'd stay clean, but when a person is under the influence of drug and alcohol, he's not himself.