After multiple discussions over coffee, he presented me with an opportunity to partner on a wholesale.. my feeling is that he really doesn't need my $, but rather is presenting this as an opportunity for my to learn and get involved in a deal with him.

You can say the same thing multiple ways and get entirely different results.  

Read, learn and engage....good luck.

I've lived in multiple locations in Saint Paul but this is actually Roseville bordering Minneapolis.

You just need to make sure that the consultancy is worthy of your trust and that they are not engaged in ultracrepidarianism and stay to their area of expertise, or that they are not more interested in you than your money.

But some times we can have multiple buyers, know their criteria, but when we do our marketing (yellow letters, post cards, bandit signs, etc.), we don't know which motivated seller will be calling us that would have the type of property your buyers want.

If there are multiple applicants, we run both separately but we take the applicant with the best credit to determine the deposit.

Basically I'm at the point where I have to engage in action instead of constantly preparing for battle if that makes sense. 

This guide will give you a great grasp on the basics and prepare you to begin interacting with the community on BiggerPockets.Create an account and engage with the community - Something like 95% of those folks that set out to invest in Real Estate quit, fail, or are unable to maintain focus on their goals.

This guide will give you a great grasp on the basics and prepare you to begin interacting with the community on BiggerPockets.Create an account and engage with the community - Something like 95% of those folks that set out to invest in Real Estate quit, fail, or are unable to maintain focus on their goals.