But since this isn’t the traditional bank I can walk to down the street, what is to stop them from receiving my sensitive information and running off, stealing my identity, etc.Thanks for reading!

I mean, it's your call here but we usually don't use traditional financing on these types of properties. 

You can also set up a self-directed Traditional IRA and fund it with a rollover from your 401k (if eligible for rollover). 

Has anyone delt with a hard money lender then financing at the end to a traditional bank?

I’m experienced with tradition single family rentals but I’m leaning towards something that could even be state sponsored or anything that could pay out a premium for my monthly rental.

I'd like to echo Brian's idea on considering hard money lending as potential strategy.Hard money lending can offer similar to even higher returns compared to traditional real estate investments, often ranging from 8-15%, providing the cash you're looking for even in A/B areas.

But due to the above factors- we're still in a hot and heavy seller's market, with no real relief in sight for buyers (add to that, with the new Burnett / National of Realtors settlement, they will be squeezed even further, having to also potentially shell out their Buyer's agent fees, which, traditionally, have been added into the seller's listing price before listing to provide to the Buyer's agent).

significant difference in a traditional mortgage where deed is transferred vs. a contract for deed. if I was the buyer, no chance I would do a CFD - I want title in my entity. 

I would like to be to use subto, seller finance, and the traditional way (get under contract below MV and simply assign). 

Besides traditional real estate channels, where else can I market my land effectively?