Motivated by the desire to invest the modest sum of cash I held in savings, and influenced by my underlying comfort level with real estate nurtured from childhood, I packaged my savings with leverage on my primary residence, and acquired my first 2 investment properties.

Our desire is to Flip some properties and Buy&Hold some properties.

That is, if I don't have the right resources and time to expend to get the desired result, then it probably isn't appropriate for me to pursue that path.)Now of course my "business advisor" is telling me that I didn't do the course right, because I didn't pre-screen the 1,501 properties to make sure they were in livable condition before making my offer.That way I don't fit the criteria for a full refund per the 12-month $12,000 guarantee and have to pay the 10% restocking fee for the 30-day return policy.So that's why I want to find out what the true experiences of members who have purchased Rob Swanson's course is before plunging in and spending another $997.

Despite being in the RE industry, I lost sight of my desire to invest! 

Now, whether or not they buy it or have a cash buyer buy it makes no difference as the desired result was achieved.

I waited it out and sure enough she called me the day she got out and expressed her desire to sell asap.We closed the deal and I agreed to let them stay for another 3 weeks to find a new place.

I will just make this point again, these programs are not all about the investors, they are about serving the desires of the promoter.  

The buyers agents aren't getting their clients to write offers at any price.  20 showings and no offers means the unit is not desirable at the break even price for the seller.   

All properties in that desirable subdivision are estimated/recently sold at $330k and above.I am thinking of presenting the owner with a lease purchase option (not sure if this is the right name for the process) but basically my plan is to offer to purchase the property for $300k within the next 3 years but will lease the property in the meantime for a maximum of 36 months before exercising my option to purchase. 

If you don't have the money or desire to invest some of your own funds in the deal, maybe a partner wouldn't be that bad of an option.