Maybe more soft skills could have brought you more time, and closing skills could have got the buyer to say yes.My motto at my telemarketing day job when a sale goes bad is "some will, some won't , who cares, next call!

And ofcourse advantages to paying them off faster was also that I could get loans from banks easily, since I am a newcomer to this world and really don't have any creative financing skills right now. 

Im willing to trade labor skills for knowledge or some cash capital to invest with any of the season veterans down in my area.

*This is my first non-introductory discussion post so have patience*I've been practicing my skills of looking for deals in the OKC metro area.  

I look forward to learning from each and everyone of you while also contributing my knowledge and skill set.

I learned a lot from watching the Speech & Language Pathologist when she was helping my mom with expressing herself and keeping her language skills up.

What skill sets, personality traits, networking advantages do you have to help you succeed? 

If you are looking to be easy on the eventual owner - and perhaps command a small premium in sales price - you can build a 1200 ft^2 energy efficient (lookup: Passivhaus) home, where the end-user's energy costs could be as littles as $250 - $500 per year.Capital costs to build a Passivhaus will be a little higher (10 - 20% pending on available skills and experience in your area) here in NA, but the end result is a home that is 70 - 80% more efficient than what is typically being built.

I have the resources needed for information, a calculative mind, and excellent negotiating skills!

BTW, are you handy/skilled in rehab work?