There may be very simple things you can do to walk them through the process and get a lot better conversion.  

Keeping it simple is usually best in most things in life, right?

“The simple truth is that if you had a mere kernel of faith, a poppy seed, say, you would tell this mountain, ‘Move!’

Well, the only thing I agree with Joe about here is that those rules are pretty much for the lazy.The problem really is that new investors (and many old ones) didn't learn real estate, the simple economics of real estate, it all boils down to what makes real estate valuable or more valuable.Anyone can offer 60% of the value, you might get 1 out of a hundred offers, maybe none.

They also wanted us to pay their closing costs and cover a 1yr home warranty, which was supposed to tally at $4500.They were also very aggressive on wanting us to accept literally within an hour or two, as my agent didn't call us until later that evening, or the deal would be off.  

I am trying to branch out a bit wider now.The first few I have just used a simple promissory note that I found online.

keep it simple for now pull a list of probates for your area.

Price per Sq ft is a simple way of determining ARV.

It's actually quite simple.

Literally one of the most depressing towns I've ever gone toMy $.02 FWIW.