I strongly recommend everyone learn to use it as an engagement and marketing tool.

I also experienced this same kind of negative talk during my engagement.

For example, http://www.personalincome.org/self-directed-ira-custodians/Now considering something like this in hopes it will give me both the flexibility and support to engage with companies to help me manage stocks, real estate and metals.Ultimate Self-directed IRA: https://www.broadfinancial.com/self-directed-ira/?

As a member/manager of a multi-member LLC engaged in long term holds, I was told by the company attorney to NOT take the REC final exam, because in my position that would violate my company's operating agreement.

Most of the Kiyosaki books are great at explaining investing in a way that's engaging for non-numbers people.

Engage people/potential mentors as much as possible because I have gained vast amounts of knowledge from these forums through people that were willing to give their time freely and provide consistently sound advice! 

But you have not yet exercised that cancellation right.If you send over a repair amendment and the seller simply ignores it, the original contract remains in force unless you actually send over a termination notification.Unless laws are significantly different in FL, your seller's realtor is an idiot (there are lots of dumb realtors out there who think real estate will be an easy career) and your contract remains in force.You should not really need to engage a lawyer.

I thought it was about time I make an introduction so that I can start engaging with all the wonderful investors out there. 

It's easier to stay engaged.   

It might help to engage your loan officer or broker for "thinking" assistance to help the underwriters since the loan officer may be in a better position to escalate the issue and should be highly motivated as he/she doesn't get paid if you don't get your loan.