I'm just afraid I'm going to play my money just for them to tell me it isn't a good deal.

Then you can play around with what the system sends you. 

We just got the keys last wednesday and by the time Saturday rolled around someone had changed the locks and stolen our motor off the front gate.We are going to be chronicling this insanity on facebook - so we encourage you to play along at home by following our plight *ahem*, I mean success on our page: https://www.facebook.com/teamoperationrenovation/So far we have a property tour video up on the page so you can check it out.

I came across the BP podcast in the new Google Play podcast thing.

But don't just buy on appreciation, that is just a bonus. 

With the 35 day model, there are a variety of factors that come into play.

If you don't have a mortgage in your name already, you can say its your personal residence then play your hand from there.  

@Becca Summers That's some great advice about the bonus!  

Yeah, if you spend your whole life playing the what if?

So it shouldn't be too difficult to get him to play ball as long as you let him know you're not wasting his time and gives him business for the deals that will work.