Your best bet is to start with those articles and listen to some podcast episodes from BP.

It's also possible to win the lottery, but again very unrealistic.

Hey Jay - how does one go about winning "investor of the year"?

If I’m able to secure seller financing, what would be my best bet for financing rehab?

Now, if you're looking to close in 1 to 2 days, your best bet is private money or having a large enough line of credit (such as a HELOC).

Our escalation clauses (northwest WA) specify that when you win over a competing offer using an escalation (I think it's the same as your continuation) clause, the competing offer has to be a) in writing and b) provided in full to your agent, to make sure escalation clauses don't get triggered by bogus/inapplicable offers.You could tell them to get the other offer in writing and to send it to your agent, and if so you will send an offer with an adjusted price to compensate for the higher net-to-seller from the unrepresented buyer's offer.

Nice win and I have no doubt you learned a ton @Mike Talamantes!

Who will win a law suit?

But I don't exactly know where to start - particularly to make this deal happen with the current owner/landlord.I know that it can be a win-win because I know he wants to cash out and not deal with rentals anymore (especially this one that needs repairs).

At this point, I'm not entirely sure that my parents didn't just win the lottery instead of investing in real estate.Does anyone have any ideas/suggestions?