There are still tons of MLS deals getting done regularly. 

Sounds like I've got the plan all laid out in front of me. 

You say that you are investing out of state.

Sellers are notorious for not communicating any changes in their unit counts to avoid paying taxes.  

Is it possible to keep my land loan out of it to keep the total cost low?

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When I go to events like this, I do go to some of the sessions, but most of my time is just sitting in the lobby chatting with people. 

Best thing you can do is do some research to find a seasoned real estate agent in your area or use Bigger Pockets to ask other members who they had sucess in using. 

my condolences on your recent lost.there are a few ways you can do this, as mentioned above you can take a heloc on your primary residence which will give you a second mortgage, first mortgage payment wont be impacted. you can do cash out refinance which will give you one mortgage and payment. it will pay the old mortgage and give you money in your pocket to pay for the rehab.or you can do a renovation refinance which is similar to cash out refinance but we would contractor involved  as part of the refinancing and they are paid through the loan