The equity pay down in many RE classes (residential, storage, hotel/motel, office space, industrial, etc) ispaidby the tenant.- there are ways to never pay tax on gains (1031, owe until death, etc)- cost segregation can in effect have RE acquired at no cost- sweat equity can produce additional return.  

Depending on the market your looking to work in.one way I find is to simply call one of the major title companies and ask to talk to an escrow officer and then ask them what companies does he/she see closing private loans in their market..

As of March 2023 they still refused  tenants to pay in person or come to their offices.

Now for the land being sold, it is owned by All Finance LLC, Finance All LLC, The Land Office, etc.

On VRBO, when we set up the listing, they didn't have a "loft" option, so I think it's considered office space which led to some confusion or set up as a second living area.

Next move is New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut 3 flat then an office building.

Choosing the wrong 1031 Exchange Qualified Intermediary to administer your 1031 Exchange could be a very expensive mistake due to the Qualified Intermediary's critical fiduciary responsibilities and obligations through out your 1031 Exchange transaction.You may focus all too often on issues such as size of the Qualified Intermediary, 1031 Exchange fees, interest rates paid, turn around times, branch office locations, and the like, when interviewing potential 1031 Exchange Qualified Intermediaries.

GR is small, so most properties are within 10 minutes of my office.

In this area, the two soils engineers I've used most often are McDowell and Associates, and Soils and Materials Engineers (SME) - but I don't know if they have branch offices in the area near your problem site.Best of luck with it!

Assuming I will be doing more than 3 closures per year, should I just go ahead and hire a licensed/bonded loan officer to do my loan originations as RMLO?