I found a listing in Northern California on Zillow that is vacant land with approved plans for building a home.

Quote from @Devin James: Im currently learning this lesson with New Builds that have taken twice as long to complete than anticipated.....Finishing a Real Estate project ASAP is critical because...1) Holding Costs add up quickly- Loan Interest- Property Taxes- Insurance2) Investor Capital- Our financial projections are dependent on how fast we can turn our investors capital.

But the IRS has said that it is not appropriate to purchase from a related party when the purchase is an attempt to avoid tax. 

First, focus on building a strong network—relationships are key in this business.

Educate yourself with books, podcasts, and market research, define your goals, and build a team of professionals to support your journey.

.- If I pay property taxes online (let's say with a credit card), will my name show up as the payor or will the trust/trustee's? 

and that was owner occ.. todays rates are pretty normal actually. what you can do if you want though is find a really good HML and let them place a loan for you making 10 to 12% while your wait for things to change to a situation that you feel you want to move forward be more net return than buying a rental thats for sure. of course no tax bene's but there really is not that much tax benefit on one rental.. so just some alternatives. 

For those of you who are starting out and want to learn more about real estate depreciation and cost segregation! Cost segregation can be a complicated topic, but I tried to make it simple and easy to understand!
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“I’m literally the nation’s leading expert in tax liens and tax deeds,” he boasts in one installment.

The issue is building a single small residential unit is some of the most expensive development.Here is a list of why adding a single ADU in single family zoned areas in my CA market is typically a poor RE investment:1) The value added by the ADU addition is often significantly less than the cost of adding the ADU.