I also ruled out any place without natural gas.

Hi, I'm Rob Currie, newbie from Philadelphia, Pa, I'm an operator in the natural gas and oil field, ex military (82nd Airborne), was in the process of getting my formal pre approval for my VA home loan, to purchase my first home, was on Google trying to get a real estate question answered that's how I came across the Biggerpockets.com website, very thankful that I did, I joined a few weeks ago just now able to return due to the 200 plus hours I work in a two week period in the oilfield.im reading the ultimate beginners guide to real estate investing, I'm hoping through the forums, blogs and all the awesome information being given from all, I can one day retire from the oilfield.

@William JohnsonYour success is in your tenacity and ability to work outside your nature, learning the negation and NLP, mirroring your seller prospects, and CLOSING your first appointment with a "letter of intent to lease or purchase"It is important to say you live outside the USA, in French Quebec!

Because of my skeptic nature  it sounds to me like it's possible he is just trying to dump the building on you.

Beware of the poison pill, for example in the TAR lease in buried in it they say if you are not a texas realtor then this lease is null and void, so naturally you would won't to line out that provision. 

Shan as a hard money lender myself we wouldn't lend unless you put some skin in the game. 20% on purchase and rehab as a minimum with an ample plan in place.

Not that one would naturally take those steps, but being removed from this kind of information is another downside of investing out of one's own area.  

currently looking into buying this property,it`s an apartment bldg ( fourplx)asking price 258,000 2014 numbers are as followsMaintenance - $2482 (includes 2 new fridges) Gas – $2300Hydro/Water – $4120Insurance – $2950Taxes – $4380Total Expenses - $ 16200Rental Income – $37,500Net Profit - $21250The building is heated by a natural gas boiler that is about 30 years old The windows were put in late 1980’s.The roof was done about 10 years ago.I`d like to know what is a good price to offer to owner?

I usually avoid wholesalers while networking as wholesaling is an easier path for crooks to slip-in with little to no skin in RE transactions.

But in real estate, and any business for that matter you have to have a thick skin.