PM sends a "comfort specialist" and the diagnosis is a bad gas valve and pilot assembly that would cost $615 to repair.

I would do a search for a foreclosure specialist in your area or here on BiggerPockets after getting pre-approved.

I went with a specialist commercial company and it was a fair amount of money.

I agree- their where a few mistakes- never use down payment- its an option never combine lease2own payments with rent have two separate contracts. the client re-options yearly. non refundable but if they correct their credit problems within a certain time frame- upon the option of the seller- those options moneys can be used as a deduction in the price of the home. have them go to a credit repair specialist- either public or private to give them a 3rd party overview of what they need to do to correct their credit and get financing

I am still working full time as my objective was to use the license for my own investing purposes and not to become a typical buyer or listing agent.   

Objection one: I really don't know what it's worth.

What are your objectives?

She told me her account had been hacked and she didn't even know the guy but that was the catalyst for finding all this out.given that she is a SAP specialist the fact she didn't know the difference between a message and a post on facebook is deliciously ironic.A very, very dishonest lady.

Even if acquisition price was not an object I doubt I would invest in areas that expensive.

The common objection that I've been getting is "why do I need you?"