I want to help enlighten investors dealing with contractors and help them see ways to evaluate and determine if they have a clue about their scope of work they are bidding or how to mud drywall..story for another day.

I want to help enlighten investors dealing with contractors and help them see ways to evaluate and determine if they have a clue about their scope of work they are bidding or how to mud drywall..story for another day.

You're suddenly solving for one issue at a time instead of the whole thing. 

Brokers and underwriters don't have a clue how to deal with investors (within Fannie/Freddie guidelines), change my mind.And, who has the best terms on delayed financing for a 4 plex in Alabama?

If I owned the unit next door I could screen the tenants/my new next-door neighbors and my problems would be solved.

However, on bigger crowd funders, that's usually not an issue since they'll have staff lawyer going over these to make sure they meet security law.However, problem with these crowd funding sites (like the DST brokers) is they're selling it as a security - They won't have a clue on it's worth as a real estate investment and rely on the syndicator's numbers.You'll need someone that knows about the underlying real estate conditions/assumptions in the market you're buying in to tell you if the forward-looking assumptions are realistic.

You are getting a discount due to the fact your solving their problem !

Success leaves clues...so if you find a few other flippers that are successful find out from them what they did to be successful. 

I was made aware of the sellers situation and made the first priority to try tov solve their problem by buying the home.

I learn best when I jump into situations and problem solve when issues arise, but I don't feel like I've made any tragic mistakes or have overstepped my bounds to this point.