@John ThomasIf you want to develop your rental property and reach financial freedom with real estate investments then begin early following these basic steps: research, network with professionals, look for a local market, put together a team of experts in this field, assess your financial situation, specify the criteria for investments, adopt baby steps, get to know all the details about the area where you want to invest money, then invest them or take part in any riveting event after thoroughly examining it.Put together a group of pros—people like farm operators, land agents, building firms' representatives, lawyers who handle real estate law issues or litigators dealing with real estate disputes, loan officers.

Sometimes, as a business owner, you have to be compassionate while also being firm.

It was a little frustrating because I'd been in communication with these lenders from very early on, sharing all details with them from the start and repeatedly remarking on the Trust ownership, and stayed in contact with them throughout the discovery process as I firmed up everything on my end, and now I have the plans, the contractors, the OOP funds, and basically everything else ready to get started within 1-4 months, but I'm back at square one re: loan.

"It depends".Pricing is all over the place for accounting firms. 

Is there pavement haul-off needed? 

I firmly believe that this is not a post from a real student. 

On the flip side if the funds were elsewhere I could sell off whatever they were in and still maintain my primary and likely cover the debt for many years as worse case.With that said, also not a firm believer in high LTV to allow for swings on value...

As an aside, when I ended the contract with that firm, they mysteriously had maintenance fees that equaled the amount of money in my holding account (nearly $1500!). 

I am sure plenty have tried to DIY it  Indeed plenty have tried to DIY it..... and then accounting firms like us are left to clean up the mess! 

Know of a good real estate friendly law firm that can help with advising how to set up an investing company?