If he follows through with the inspection, he’s probably telling the truth.

I have heard lots of feedback about buyers not liking the neighborhood and about wanting a master bedroom. 1 buyer didn't like the wood framing.So there is definitely some truth to what I was told, but maybe that would limit me to not finding as many deals.

The truth is, you could read 100 books and still not know enough because certain things need to be learned through trial-and-error.

Truthfully the way I would approach it they want a additional roommate and now you now have ADDITIONAL wear and tear which means that you now have higher costs. 

Do this with 10 people it will work on 1.One great and truth based strategy is agreeing with him during these conversations and talking about how time affects YOU. “ Yes I can see why YOU value it at 250k, it’s one reason why I’m interested.

I've seriously considered getting my license -- though truthfully I'd rather simply have it and use it only for investing rather than actually selling real estate. 

Truthfully don't have hard and fast "rules" but am opportunistic and try to make great deals happen.

It's not so much me that wants him to quit his W2 (truth be told I would want him to hang on to it until this proved successful). 

It's one of the hard truths about investing, not all properties make financial sense as a RENTAL.

The truth is, while they are usually very good at analyzing comparable sales, their job is not to tell you what a home is worth.