If you tell them you "can" pay cash, it doesn't commit you to doing so.

@Lara Nicole Are you committed to finding something in one of the three areas you mentioned?

Before you commit to a mentor make sure to take advantage of the wealth of information here on this site.

He also said finding money is easier than finding good contractors.I am looking for someone that will not over-commit, deliver what was promised and not cry about money the whole time.

Someone on probation must meet specified court requirements, such as making regular reports to a probation officer, submitting to random drug testing, and refraining from committing other criminal acts.

They aren't worth anything until effort and commitment i made in making them real.

I was also able to offer them a title commitment as I have a team in place to regularly make these type of courthouse purchases.I am pretty proud of how this deal went down.

What are some of the pointers that have worked to convince a seller to cancel their contract and commit to your seller financing terms etc?

After writing back to say that I wasn't willing to pay more than appraised value, her proposal was to sell me the property at appraised value with the commitment that I would also agree to buy her next property at 135,000-150,000 in a few months time (a flip with "tenants lined up") ...At this point, I am hesitant to even write an offer for the appraised value.

Make sure you qualify your buyers before committing a bunch of time on them.