This time I monitored the bid results and did my own analysis for how my local market was doing.

Local BP members from that thread likely monitor it and will respond.

There should be some good locals that monitor those state forums and they can point you in the right direction if you want to go that way.  

Begin making regular deposits into that account. 

There's usually some good people who monitor both of those forums.  

I do have a mentor who I speak to on a regular basis.

Do they want to totally sever all ties to the property, or would they hold the note for you for 5 years and continue to receive a regular income?

I knew it wasn't going to be forever, and it wasn't as I eventually got engaged and moved in with my finance (now wife) and I now rent out that entire duplex for cash flow.The equity on top of it is something I tap into regularly for my flipping business. 

In most of Houston, there is no zoning, so if I get a nice land and can easily put two or three offices for half a price of a single structure and rent them at half the cost of a regular small office, or buy a knock down house, level it and put up converted containers on it, possibly even add self storage components. 

You'll need to be very patient and follow up with the city regularly though as getting permits approved is taking longer than expected everywhere because of COVID-19