If not, ask your lender what it would take to move forward with an investment property loan in case that’s the way you’d need to go, then find alternative lodging until one is vacant.

His material online is great but that whole sales call was awful and felt like a waste of time.

Next I would consider alternative uses for the land, and market the sale toward those uses.

That said, this alternative to traditional financing is typically more expensive and requires repayment or refinancing into a traditional loan in as little as five years.

Alternatively, I could use money I have saved in my Roth 401 K to pay it off, tax free.

To say cheaper alternative to expensive programs is the same as there is cheaper alternative to a bachelor's degree both is true

If there was something material that changed the pricing they might not be able to get it back to where it was originally though.

Yes, contract for deed is a good alternative -- but not in Texas. 

It might be a combination of stocks, bonds, mutual funds and alternative assets.  

If, for nothing else, the more financial strategies you have at your disposal, the more likely you will be to use one to land your next deal.Subject to strategies are an alternative to traditional financing, which could come in handy when the right situation presents itself.