@Tonya Thompson Please either post the property address here, or send me a PM (you have to make a colleague request if you didn’t know).This whole thing sounds Way off, like a scam. 

My parents went into town and talked to people, and it turns out that the longtime owner of the land had sold a parcel just a few months ago to this pair of characters who were known for running this same spring scam throughout the area.

I have plenty of time to devote

Its a scam incognito. 

Yes, but those times also brought out real eatate agents who were now modification gurus, attorneys getting people to file bk’s, and scam artists telling people what They Wantes To Hear, Taking Their Money And Then disapeared!

An entire half section of the law book is devoted to the topic of AP and specifically the Series LLC.

These are called private lenders and likely what you are experiencing is a scam

@Lamont Marable Be careful encouraging others to use "Morris Invest" if you do a search here on BP you'll see hundreds of posts of investors who have been scammed and lost thousands of dollars using them.I would avoid them at all cost and always do additional research when getting recommendations or seeing a t.v host face on YouTube selling 40k homes.

The houses are literally next door to each other which is somewhat of an odd coincidence, but I'm now in a situation after completing a full rehab on the property I purchased and finalizing on a BRRRR that I can devote a bunch of effort into trying to obtain the unit next door. 

Most lenders who charge anything else before closing (especially in excess of a couple hundred dollars) is a scam, but some may be legit.