My WHY is to have the time and financial freedom to do some yrly traveling (vacationing) with my family and to build the dream that still burns in my heart for the ministry transitional homes.

My daughter Anje Walfoort with American Real Estate is a broker there and really KNOWS Redding market and is heavily involved in trying to help those burned out by the fires, etc., turning her office into a distribution center during Carr Fire, while she was evacuated and sleeping there! 

What is the best course of action I can take without burning any bridges with lenders I want to build relationships with or spending extra money on harde money when it may not be necessary? 

For the most part, real estate brokers and agents all have access to the same inventory of properties for sale (via the MLS, and local investor networks, wholesalers, whatever - believe me, we all end up on the same lists seeing the same properties for sale - there is no secret source that only one broker has access to), so trying to pit multiple brokers/agents against each other is a sure-fire way to burn multiple bridges. 

I have a client that wants to purchase land that has been burned in the fire.

Many buyers got burned here in JC because they thought their cheap taxes would never go up, and then they tripled in the reval.

it will begin the consistent path on your way towards financial freedom.Plus, I'd rather be my own "CEO and team of executives" on decision's made relating to every property I buy, rather than some other wankers in $5,000 suits only trying to hit analysts projections so that they can get a fat check at the end of year.Thanks for readingYour favorite AussieEngelo

@Morgan YangJust make sure you have a good draw schedule where you don't send all the money upfront and have some person on the ground to verify work.A lot of people do this but a lot of people get burned on the first one.

The money is burning a hole in your pocket. 

Some of the issues contractors face with social media is they have been burned by the early bird run of the mill sites.