Might be the case Brian, could be some dinkhead tied a dog to the tree, see the garden shops there are grasses and ground covers, add dirt and fertilizer if necessary.

First of all, I cannot afford to be tied down to so many rules and regulations that surround such investment accounts, including not being able to do any work yourself (I do very little myself, but still...).

Allowing unsophisticated sellers to think they have a contract with an end buyer when in effect they are merely tying their property up with someone who is trying to resell at a profit may be considered unethical by some (including me).

We are looking at traveling especially overseas and are trying to prep things so that we are no longer tied to any one location.

A contractor has recourse but his money could be tied up for months with a refusal or inability to pay.

Now I can see not wanting to try to manage a project 2 hours away but tie it up and find someone local here on BP that will buy it form you wholesale or co-wholesale it with you and walk away with $5-10K or something and make a good deal for someone else too.

Those costs are such that if he were to get tied up with only mentoring (because of his good reputatuion) then he would no longer have the time to make his money that enables him to mentor.Those costs alone with no money comming in from what he was doing or the mentoree will bankrupt him in no time.But that is not an endorsement to the Guru's to mentor and charge for their services!

There are several issues too with how it may be heated, best would be to tie into the existing HVAC is the unit will cover the additional space.

what if senarios".If I was in your shoes that's where I would go.

The only difference is dealing with one owner or multiple, and sometimes that can be more difficult that the Planning and Zoning process.Once you find a site you like there is a lot of research you can do before getting the lots under contract, unless there is competition in the area for the same land then you may want to consider getting purchase agreements prepared to tie up the land.You can contact the local planning & zoning office to find out the current zoning and also discuss your thoughts to see if they will support your plan.