I will spend some time on my own.. and do a pre app at the city or county that usually cost 1 to 2k.. then I might go to stage two with prelim drawings etc that cost 10 to 20k.. then I will decide if I want to move forward.Generally speaking you cannot develop bare land without up front cost that you could walk away from I have walked from 100k plus up front and not closed..

., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)

I started my RE investing career in St Louis Missouri buying and selling pre-foreclosure properties.

Is the loan straight forward such that if the amount is $100,000 then it's 100,000 X .12 / 12 so payments are $1000 per month, paid on the balloon or starting after six month, plus $2,000?

A friend of a friend is in pre foreclosure how do I go about getting the house in contract so I can  flip it or sell it as is.

However, the same process applies to finding someone to paint or someone to rebuild a foundation.To begin with, unless you’ve been paid to do work on a house, you’re not a contractor.

See the BP Drive for Dollars guide - linkOther investors also send to probate (inheritance) leads, code violations, evictions, pre-foreclosures, divorces, and many other public records that might indicate distressed owners.

Of course, there are some scaling issues, but that's easily solvable with a paid team.

I'm doing equity, tax delinquent and pre-foreclosures. 

Lending seems to be loosening up and a pre-qualification letter can help you.The primary Team members are Attornies, real estate Agents, CPA's (or accountants), Inspectors, General Contractors, and Handymen.