@Dallas Morioka what specific help are you looking for? 

Congratulations @Krissi Miramontes, it's great to see someone helping improve Fair Oaks!

Would love to hear any tips & info that would help me get started!

If you prove you have the knowledge to help there, people will DM you without you having to ask.

Im British and have been in Dubai for 13 years also selling real estate at Keller Wiliams so very happy to help with any questions you may have.Hi Raju so sorry just seen this message now. you can find me online and directly DM me in that way.

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.

At the very least she will be able to carry forward the losses for a very long time, helping her get into cash flow positive status much faster. 

There is no penalty for starting and not completing a 1031 exchange.A costly reverse exchange can help you definitely.  

I want to start building our portfolio and would love some experienced help with direction.Over the past ten years, it seems like I've had numerous deals/ideas that just didn't come to fruition and I'm just feeling a bit defeated. 

Hi Harrison and Alexander,I work as a realtor here in Calgary and have helped a number of bigger pockets investors.