@Keith Belzner There's nothing wrong with your calculations, the offer you're thinking over could work.The problem is that you're making a classic newbie mistake of trying to craft an offer based on what you think the seller might need instead of what he actually needs (or believes he needs).

I absolutely love a good craft IPA, a Stone Enjoy By or Lagunitas Hop Stupid, but my grandmother hates beer and thinks buying it is the biggest waste of money ever, but those are my choices to make.

Some of the neighborhoods were obvious and well known (Heights, Memorial, River Oaks), so I'm watching as up and comers (Lindale) and some I hadn't heard of before. http://www.houstoniamag.com/articles/houstons-top-...What do fell Houston investors think of the list? 

If the early 1960's is too distant a memory or considered irrelevant to today, just look at the sporadic nature of the decisions being made at the moment....one day they give...the next day they take.  

This is element #1 of my strategy - leverage an existing track record.During our call, I pitched him on me bringing my skills (general business management and marketing/advertising) to the table in exchange for the opportunity to use them - i.e. he would enable me with his skill set and I would help him to scale, using his track record as a springboard to craft a win/win situation.

They sound like you put time into thinking about them and if you just let them fade to the back of your memory your gonna wake up one day and wish you had got off your *** and done something with it"

Well that $10 must be refunded to the applicant and all transactions are to be memorialized by the issuance of a receipt of the transaction. 

That we wanted to create a home for another young family so they can raise their children and make their own memories just like they had with their mother.

I like to ride horses, garden, hike, and make artisan hand crafted soaps.

I was thinking maybe a session on building a basic website for real estate investors, real estate investors guide to understanding social media (maybe a four part- 1) understanding the platforms & identifying what works for you, 2) optimizing and measuring success and analytics, 3) crafting the message & building your community, 4) managing the process and content creation calendars). maximizing technology/automation for your real estate investing business, email marketing success strategies, and whatever else real estate investors wanted to learn about to DIY on the web.