I told guru that his fees were ridiculously high and told him I would pay 4k for acquisition and 10% of the rebab for his rehab management. 

How ridiculous on the city's part...

It’s just plain ridiculous!

It's possible to find good investments without coming up with a ridiculously amount of cash in LA.

Now this is ridiculous: $782,000 over asking for a house in Sunnyvalehttp://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/12/now-this-is-...

Find a new bank that's ridiculous. 

BUT, you are surprised that the bids are coming in so low you decide, hey, that's ridiculous, I'll just bid a little higher.What is the best way to handle this?

I've been trying to research raw land loans and from the (granted few) banks I've spoken to, they will not loan on raw land-they recommend getting a personal loan out at a ridiculous rate 10-15% interest (they didn't run my credit, it was just an estimate for a personal loan, but I have very good credit-around 760 I believe), to cover the land and then refinance to a construction loan once there is a well and septic as I understand...So was wondering what other options I had as far as financing and what others have used?  

These laws in Massachusetts are so lopsidedly tenant friendly and I am very interested in joining any group or organization that is actively fighting back against these ridiculous laws.

Yeah, I realize how ridiculous it sounds when talking tax law. :)If you borrow money on Day 1 - you have a clear deductibility.