I'm thinking that I need to ride out some more equity growth to take advantage of a refi but any thoughts or ideas are much appreciated! 

A couple of ideas would be using this platform on the events page, and also use meetup.com to find a meetup too!  

Coaching or areas I should be thinking about or looking into with this idea?

Would it be a good idea to take a deposit to secure the deal until the rule clears?

Most of the lenders I work with (provided you have experience and a credit score over 660) would do up to 85% of the purchase price and up to 100% of the rehab costs, provided this doesn't exceed 75% of the ARV.As for the idea of selling the land, great idea.

I found this deal off market; it was my girlfriend at the time's uncle who owned it, and we pitched him the idea of buying it from him.

That sounds like a great idea!

@David Weitzel great deal, and welcome to the forumns, I love the idea of doing a flip on my own street, seems easier to keep things under wraps but perhaps you still had contractor issues it sounds like?

That’s an exciting idea!

You'll now have a rough idea of the repair cost and can factor that into pricing or negotiations with the next buyer.