Your account & post history are very young and it seems you're here to simply look to justify your point of "you don't need an agent" Let's assume you are who you say you are and actually need to sell a house: I'm a broker and investor and its true, you don't need an agent if you know what you're doing! 

Seems like I'm giving up a lot.   

But it seems that the modularity of those shipping container homes would be good to "test the waters" instead of putting a huge amount of money into constructing a big multi unit.But just wanted to hear thoughts !

I guess if the IRS wants to ask bizarre questions about the account number (seems absurd) you just say, “whoops, look at that, I’m new to this, I’m so sorry, I’ll make sure I correct that ASAP.” 

Don't accept the first tenant who seems nice without doing a full check via RentSpree or whatever.2.

We attend local town meetings and have great relationships with the towns we operate in, which seems to help a great deal, but it still feels like STR's are at the mercy of decisions made by local governments.

For some odd reason, emotions seem strong on this board over the terms, and many here have their private definitions.

Seems pretty safe compared to other investments.Details: They are considered safer, but typically offer lower returns compared to stocks and real estate.

What questions should I be asking, How to structure an offer, and why do lot loans seem to all be the same? 

They seem to be offering 100% funding and 100% rehab.