I was shocked at the amount of negativity too but hey...I'm definitely not letting that stop me. 

Racism is a shame and it's shocking we still have to deal with it but I feel there must be a better way to prevent that.

He seemed shocked than I mention its below market.

Again, be creative here.I can't even count the number of times I have been contacted by "wholesalers" who have asked me a million questions about my "buying criteria", can I pay cash, etc, only to never hear from them again after I've spent valuable time with them describing exactly the type of deal I'm looking for.If I had somebody call me that had actually done research before contacting me and already knew the areas/price points/type of property that I buy, and actually had a deal for me to look at - I would faint from shock. 

Have a General Contractor walk the property with you and get a preliminary bid for the repairs.  

on pay day and put it into savings for Real Estate and then learn how to live comfortably on the rest.Read this article for backup on this advice: The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early RetirementThe steps to wealth are learning how earn, learning how to save, and then learning to invest.

These are the people that will make or break your finance opportunities and you would be shocked at what they're willing to do when you make good on your word.

I hope it's not to late for this but please tell me you have seen a preliminary title report and there are no snakes hiding under a rock!

Well, to our shock he didn't.We worked out an owner-financing deal where he signed over the property to us in exchange for $272 a month plus 6.5% interest over ten years.

Great great location.Priced at 480K :shock: Property still needs 60K for repairs.