Unfortunately, while all the online places area great sources of information, you are much less likely to take action, or find someone to shadow, when online in a forum. 

Hi Lenny,Probably I would wait until you have a steady income source to make it easier to get a mortgage.

The other critical question is – whom do I need to send these 1099s to?

Right now, I’m in the process of sourcing land for our first project.Happy to connect and share insights.Wishing you a great holiday as well!

When we told her the next morning that it would take days to get new payoff letters and we would miss our rate lock deadline, she said it wasn’t critical and they could make do with what they had.

There are some public sources (www.city-data.com) that can provide good baseline information.

And i found launch control but the minimum is $500 a month, but they use cross-referencing data across sources to find the most accurate contact information by using a person's name and address to find their phone number, real address and email by accessing public databases, phone number directories, credit reports, utility bils, public tax records, and social media profiles. this is waaay expensive for me as a beginner. what do you suggest or if anyone has any suggestion I'd greatly appreciate it.??

All of the official documents I've found so far point to the national FHA requirements as their source.

Talking with one of their reps today, but wanted to also crowd source some info here : ) Thanks!

Once you get that ironed out, connect with some local investor focused realtors who also invest themselves who can help source deals for you to look at.