I would look at the country appraisal and think it is a good buy for a wholesaler if the price you are paying the owner is around 50% of the county appraisal, you can mentally factor in what is needed to bring the property to its after repair value.

He is promoting his mentoring package.

Cabinets have sales cycles too, check with the home depot kitchen department designers who can let you know if they are having a good promotion or not. 

I was able to promote myself, I handed about at least 10 business cards, some people just came up to me and asked for one, while others I offered to give to in conversation.

Her mental health had deteriorated.

I've had an interest in real estate for a long time, but based on the military lifestyle and a young family (wife and 4 kids) I couldn't dedicate the physical or mental time. 

Please note self promotion is not allowed.

I have almost been thinking of purchasing buy and holds in out of state markets but keep reverting back to the "there is a strategy for every market" mentality, but cannot obviously get one to work.  

You have to put a value on your time and mental stress of whether your doing something right or wrong. 

If you do this, it's a mental obstacle to realize-- you aren't losing any money, you're just moving it from A to B.