I finally did a quit claim because my lawyer advised me it could be another year in the courts and more costs at which point, I'd be just proving a point rather than getting any of my investment back.  

And 30 days later he finally got legal advice which went along the lines of "plead guilty immediately, as the prosecutor may up this to a hate crime, which is 55 years!".

If we decide to try and pull out the equity in the future.Thanks all for reading/responding.We are extremely excited to be finally pulling the trigger!

Once I had secured the land, I started finalizing the building plans and working with my GC on the construction costs.  

Post divorce I house hacked for a while, finally gave up and short sold it.

Finally, anyone know if it's possible to pull a property out of the auction procedures by working with the owner to buy/list their property? 

As I near the final years, I will either be buying considerably larger apartment communities or multiple (2 or 3) complexes per year.

After that we’ll tell the seller our final offer.

I am definitely needing mentorship, in hopes to gain enough courage to finally stop torturing myself and begin my dream.

Notice where RE prices fell when the market finally bottomed in 2012...just about 135.