I am a real estate broker and have access to market data for valuations.

A lot of real estate professionals (including myself) give thoughtful responses at least in part to drum up business.

at 7 deals falling apart I think you have to face you have a flawed model and/or are off base about what constitutes a real problem. 

Have you used a bridge loan in your real estate endeavors?

We proceeded to do a live-in flip and invest heavily in Detroit real estate.

Disappointment is a major part of Real Estate success.

Finding private money lenders out side of that takes time as you need to build your relationship with them so that they know, like and trust you AND they know you have experience in real estate.

I have actually managed to save up enough for multiple down payments around 20% as i have been here for 5+ years and not been able to qualify for credit (due to history length) so i have been pursuing the 20% conventional method initially. 

I decided to change career after having worked with films for more than a decade - and I have always had an interest in real estate.

It protects real estate owners (and investors like me) from liability for environmental contamination that they did not cause.