So, you can do a land contract for 12 months, which should allow lender to credit you full value of the land vs the purchase price, but the loan will pay off the land contract, so the lender maintains first lien position.Can't help you with the rest of your question, but you should be able to search for "CPA" here on BP to find experts to reach out to.

Fellow attorneys rate him 1.5 or 2.5 out of 5.  

I don't recommend throwing the baby out with the bath water, and definitely make sure you understand the nature of the Mentor you choose.BP is a great resource to meet some amazing people. 

You can take out a lot of complexity when you buy property that only needs maye paint & carpet.

They were referrals and the business started to grow simply because I had a competent team that was responsive and looked out for the owners' best interests.

Those are some of the best deals.

@Jim Stanley Keep in mind any expenses of your SDIRA asset must be paid for by the account that owns that asset. 

I might get some activities out of time sequence. 

Just try to sell it to someone else for anything so you don't lose all of your money.

That's exactly the strat for now, some more Airbnb's and a House Hack for the first half of the year but a House Hack DP in NJ is still 5x more than a DP on a SFH out of state in some markets.