Now...this was an incredible and an almost immediate response but now it just dies because I have no money or credit?

Where we invest, a house can be an incredible deal or a potential loser depending on the street/block it's on.

He said not only did he know them, but the work they do is incredible.  

Hey @Melissa UppelschotenAs @Greg Dickerson mentioned, MF conversion is a great option here in the Atlanta area since inventory is so incredibly low.

Doors 5-50 for me were all owner financed and that allowed me some really incredible options.

If so, given that this is an incredibly desirable place to live with continued growth/development prospects, I would not pay too much attention to day 1 "cash flow" (as would be an important factor in, say, Monroe MI or some dying industrial place like that). 

I am incredibly excited to get into real estate I hope to learn as much as I can from my grandpa and all of you in this group.

In your case you live in an incredible buy n hold market that has been cannot miss for reasonably long holds for a century.  

With that in place, you can offer the seller more than their asking price, you can offer them a deal that works like a long term annuity, you can offer it as retirement income (think second social security check for 30+ years)  You can even offer to send their family on annual vacations or pay for a college rental for their children. the only limit n this technique is your own creativity. 

The # of taxable estates in the US has dwindled due to many of the common planning techniques.