If you answer the questions correctly they all of a sudden hang up and never apply. 

Chill hang in there and keep plugging away .

Do I join a top team in the area and learn the ropes or do I hang back?

I never felt comfortable with big sums of money hanging over my head that is why I tend to go towards cash deals, but I am very interested in hearing an update on what you figure out from you running the numbers and your discussions with the private lender!

If new to this, I'd take some time to get the hang of the landlord thing. 

Try hanging a longer coat or dress.

The property must be in an area that is experiencing at least SOME steady appreciation over a period of time -- the amount isn't particularly important, just that there is a positive, easily-documented-through-comps, widely-observable phenomenon happening that appraisers can hang their shingle on.3. 

Lady bugs don’t hang around after the first frost which was in November.

Also you can take the same money and diversify it across geography, asset class and strategy, rather than having all your eggs in one basket.

It might not be the wisest financial choice to hang on to it but I just can't imagine letting someone else take it over.