I'm a certified project manager, a partner in a landscaping construction & design company...I'm also currently living in North Las Vegas.

Most land investors use the Land contract/contract for deed and many tell their buyers they will not be recording the contract nor the deed until the property is paid off.  

Will I have to pay state income tax in both Illinois and North Carolina?

I own a SFR on 66th a couple blocks north of Silver Spring. 

I live in New Jersey and the first house I bought was in North Carolina because it made sense for me.

There are only a handful of lenders that do such non-recourse loans for IRA owned properties, with First Western Federal Savings and North American Savings Bank being at the forefront.If one of these banks will not lend or at least not on terms that suit your needs, you would need to seek out a private party to act as lender. 

I live in North Bend too!

That amount covers apartments of all sizes.These neighborhoods round out the top five most expensive neighborhoods to rent in Austin, according to Apartments.com:Market District (western section of downtown), $2,991Rainey Street, $2,425West End (just west of downtown), $2,273The Triangle (Central Austin), $2,002As for the biggest bargain for apartments in the Austin area, you’d need to look at the Uptown section of San Marcos.

Purchase price: $175,000 Cash invested: $8,000 Duplex in North Carolina What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

My non-recourse lender was North American Savings Bank.