I can't imagine this would be a giant can of spam in any way.Jonathan, thanks for confirming that McGraw is legit.

Now that you have a lay of the land I imagine you will approach the next one a bit differently. 

I would imagine that the company they hired can monitor all of the STR websites for listings.

I would imagine it would involve architects, attorneys, civil engineers and surveyors to get you a plat drawn.

I know alot of out-of-state investors are looking into other market for reasons like cash flow, section 8, lower price point, landlord laws, higher ROI's and all the other factors you could imagine that would make real estate investing seem like a great idea!

Likely through a conventional 5% down I would imagine.

Imagine we reach a time where interest rates are higher so it is harder to get qualified, your HELOC balloon is coming due and they will not renew.I'd put in place some permanent financing on you long-term holdings.

I would imagine a conventional loan would take too long to get approved in order to close before the foreclosure auction date?

I don’t imagine they won’t understand that felony convictions effect decisions. 

It's pretty one sided.During their "inspection period" they will list everything wrong with the property, "real or imagined" and try to get you to reduce your price.