As an agent, I can't give you any advice... but I can put you in touch with the attorney our team works with to help our clients with this decision.

Do you mind getting in touch via direct message?

I'm not touching Truxillo or the 5th ward ones, each to their own.

I've looked in both areas fairly extensively and hard to touch a property for the 200's, much less low 200's.

A few days ago, she said that was ok and asked to not touch any of her stuff.

Several times we hired a professor/soil scientist who taught most of the soil scientist in the state.The township/SEO (Sewage Enforcement Officer) has historic records and can tell you if a specific lot is:A. passed septic testB. failed septic testC. never testedI used to be a licensed SEO and took all the state courses to do perk tests, so am very familiar with the process.In Bigger Pockets Podcast #82 we only slightly touched on land subdivision, development and vacant lots.

In many jurisdictions, security deposits are not something you can touch for lease or rent compensation.

In this rate environment if you buy an approval or get one yourself a lot of banks aren't touching it right now and the ones that are will give you 50-55% LTV.

  ^ To touch on this point, Jerome Powell just recently said this exact thing as one of his two trains of thoughts:To hold rates longer, and put some weight on it OR to jump up it quicker and hit it down hard faster. 

Let me see if I can touch on the most important parts...