Illegal or not, we are all still human and deserve the dignity of somewhere to stay if we are making an honest wage.

The human mind processes risk and even performs it by standard deviation in your everyday activity.

Well, I've heard of buyers going in and trashing a place, or placing human or dog waste, etc., but I still don't believe that substantiating your offer with comps and having a repair list in hand is "influencing"I'm working on a property on the seacoast right now that has a LAUNDRY list of issues including, encroachment on the next property, lack of parking, mold, broken water heaters, improper insulation, a waterline that supports the next building over, 4 unit assessed but 5 actual units and a NUMBER of other misc issues.

Normally you would be able to discuss this with a real human seller, but not with an entity like a bank.

There will always be shady business practices, that is human nature and I don't deny it, but it holds true in every industry.Your tone sounds unhappy, and I'm not sure why.

Also, your assertion that it will take 20 years for electric cars to be a viable option is absurd since no major auto manufacturers will make a single ICE engine after 2024 as they have already confirmed.

A mentor would have saved me an absurd amount of moneyFind somebody who you know are a referral of someone you knowSo they’re not just in it for the money 

And that's a good thing...you don't want 5 deals all exiting at the same time, your tax hit would be absurd. 

If the sellers are human (not banks) then it could still work out.If the property is bank owned (REO) however, they will not allow assignability.  

That might make a "human interest" type of difference that will stand out among other dry investor offers.The seller may feel better giving a nice family a nice home and helping the neighbors preserve property values that might be in contrast to fears of what might happen if an investor brings in an undesirable tenant and doesn't maintain the property.Jim.