I'm especially worried about this because my landlord is a terrible landlord, and his son strikes me as the type of person who will withhold information and make false accusations in order to have my family removed.

Strike one.A couple months later I get a water bill for their unit.

That makes it a lot easier to strike up conversations and not feel overwhelmed.It's important in networking to help other people, not enriching yourself.

He has ties to a development company and construction company but it doesn't appear they either has been active on any projects in several years. ( nothing the great google could find at least) I want to approach him and see if I can strike a deal on the property he is holding (which he has missed his last tax payment on.)

I'm sure there are a few good ones, but most of them just strike me as marketing on the dream or playing off uncertainty. 

Silly headaches but not a migraine.  

However what strikes me as odd is ownership has changed hands multiple times in a short span of time.  

You can get a heloc on your home you live in and then whenever the mood strikes, you can advance on the line. 

Strike it up to a life lesson. 

Some of it is absolutely migraine inducing.