In the purchase contract, it states that if the seller does not deliver marketable title he will refund the earnest money to me, the buyer.

You would think they could operate a screw driver.  

She says she did, but they still keep delivering some packages to the front. 

They confirmed my thoughts that most of the population commutes to the larger surrounding markets and they is little for economic drivers in this town.

In nearly every case, we've been able to deliver a better product for LESS money (with a warranty) than an investor can do with the best wholesale/contractor/PM team. 

LANDLORD AFFIDAVIT FOR DELAY.the landlord delivers to the tenant an affidavit, signed and sworn to under oath by the landlord or his authorized agent and complying with this section.Affidavits under this section may delay repair by the tenant for: 15 days if the landlord 's failure to repair is caused by a delay in obtaining necessary parts for which the landlord is not at fault; or30 days if the landlord 's failure to repair is caused by a general shortage of labor or materials for repair following a natural disaster such as a hurricane, tornado, flood, extended freeze, or widespread windstorm.Am I missing something was the information provided to me in the consult inaccurate? 

This was a done deal, approved for 275K and I delivered it done for 275K. 

After reading a little about selling partials it appears that the buyer of the partial is in the drivers seat so to speak and if they don’t know how to properly handle collections they could destroy the back end profit.

It is easy to calculate on paper, but how a return is delivered is important. 

My two main problems seem to be:-Finding an off-market property to maximize value + potential margin-Providing a realistic projection of renovation and financing expensesI'm confident that I can tie the remaining loose ends together to deliver a compelling proposal, but obviously I need to present real numbers/properties so the lender can evaluate whether they want to move forward with me.What resources would you guys suggest (books, articles, BP posts/products) to help educate myself before taking action?