How do I get access to land/lot public records like these?

When looking at real estate all assets classified as 15 year land improvements and 5 or 7 year personal property qualify for 100% bonus depreciation, meaning you can deduct their entire cost in year 1 instead of spreading that deduction out over 5, 7 or 15 years.

I'd like to meet the guy who came up with these % rules....Your capex ("major improvements") budget is a function of the age, the condition and the replacement value of them home.

It's only a stepping stone to break free.While you are slaving, eat ramen, roommate up or live in trailer, avoid Starbucks and tuck every dollar you can squeeze out into a bank account. need 20% down and money for materials. so for 80K home (trashed), you will want 35K banked to get started, just a rough idea.Get a pro account on this site so you can access the PRO only blogs and avoid all the goofy stuff that can confuse you sometimes.Take NO advice from salesmen such as realtors/brokers.

You'll also have access to more of the tools. 

What book suggestions do you have on home improvement/DIY rehab?

I personally took the classes to get a license and was planning on actually completing my license, (though never did because I moved to CA), in MA for a few reasons. 1) The cost was low, I think I only paid about $400 for the course.2) The time commitment was low, you only need to complete 40 hours of instruction.3) If I wanted to get a license, I could do so and hang it with a broker simply to help myself with my own process of accessing the MLS and being more self sufficient.Having completed the course I can tell you that you will learn nuances to real estate that you didn't already know. 

This sounds like the price is too high or they have found a better deals after closer look.It really depends on many factors, like what is the exact location, what is the shape of the lot, how is subdivided,  how is it accessed, how far are the closes utilities, are those private / public, is there any public access, are the access sufficient or do you have to build a new roads etc. 

You can find the median rents and median home values.Another option is to work with an agent who has access to the MLS.

Including ANDRecord the purchase, closing, settlement, loan costAny improvements DepreciationWhere did you get the money from to pay for it At the end what your equity isAND it is pretty simple as long as you track your each and every penny:money inmoney outthe money you owemoney someone owes you= equityOnly possible if you track all on Accrual Basis.