Also in terms of insurance claims do people have to wait for the claim(s) to be paid o before you purchase/acquire the property (land/lot)I am talking about a strategy I want to use in CA and I want to save money and have a lot of time I can exchange to get/acquire land potentially 

Conversely, what kind of terms would persuade a private lender to put up the 15-25% in exchange for second lien?

1031 exchange help needed.. 

Any insights are appreciated as I formulate language.

that was very insightful advice!

At the end of those podcast they ask the person being interview for book recommendations, there is also a post on here somewhere that list all the books mentioned in each podcast.Then when you have a grasp of the type of investing you would like to do buy those books and listen to those podcast.With that being said some of my favorite are: The first is more general the others are Multifamily (can you guess what I picked after going through the podcast)Blue Ocean opportunities by Medawar Wheel Barrow of Profits By Gino BarbaroHow to create lifetime cash flow through MF properties by Rod Khleif (he ask for your email in exchange for the book).....Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings By Berges

@Christopher Phillips Appreciate the insight!!

Greatly appreciate insight!!

Thank you all for your insightful responses!

I'd appreciate any other advice/insight from anyone experienced with 203k loans.