Win.

Can you give some advice on how to present the Arbitrage plan to a prospective client to show it is a win-win situation?

This is the toughest thing I find to understand...how to structure a deal in a way that is a win for the lender and a win for you as you do all the work.Regarding the bidding war...did you just bid the highest price and that's how you landed the contract?

I would rather have this scenario, at least its a win/win... cash flow and less headaches.

@matthew   Thank you very much for your kind words, small wins are the name of the game :) 

Tri Win will take an excel list, like property radar does for us @Sean@Sean OToole, and send them all out for you.

I agree real estate will be a better investment, but some kind of retirement account may be beneficial so you don't have all your eggs in one basket, and will be a nice bonus when you "retire".Now with all that being said, I have also toyed around with the idea of liquidating my Roth 401k. 

Win small battles.What you can do is select sub markets within that particular metro area and focus on those. 

I understand that owner financing can be more flexible as long as the seller is willing to negotiate, and it seems that is can be a win/win for the buyer and seller depending on the terms.

Build network of like-minded folks and win/win syndicators so i can find a place is to invest this year.