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Seems like the few people I talked to that are selling land in Florida are trying to sell it above retail without understanding that most of their potential buyers are going to be builders. do Not buy land in FLA without doing full due diligence  on all aspects . there are environmental gotchas that you need to fully suss out prior to waiving due diligence

We respond to inquiries, but if someone did the things you suggested to try to track me down instead of following the advertised protocol I would disqualify you as crazy or a potential stalker or just high needs or high maintenance. 

Quote from @NA Hirsch: What service do you recommend for doing a soft pull on a potential borrower's credit?

I would find an equity partner instead and you could potentially do a deal with no money down as long as you are providing most of the sweat equity and you can demonstrate you have the necessary "experience".

. - Four years of appreciation -100k HELOC for investing.TakeawaysThis house hack worked because I chose a desirable home in a good area with strong appreciation potential.

I choose that market due to affordability, potential cashflow and cash on cash return. 

The reason being they did not want to be caught in a lease and have to deal with potential lease issues down the road.

You may end up needing to go through the whole foreclosure process which can take a lot of time and cost a lot of money, and you may end up getting the property back in much worse condition than when you sold it, potentially with a squatter in it and months of lost rent, and in a worst case scenario you will be in a much worse position than if you had just sold it outright. 

The rate will be higher (typically 1% to 1-1/2% higher) but you will be able to sell, refinance, or payoff the loan without  having to worry about paying what could potentially be thousands of dollars in a pre-payment penalty.