I ultimately got all my money...it just took a little longer.Anyway, good job on the preliminary research so you can avoid wasting any more of your time on this person.

If you do some quick research , ask the Hoa President or check tax records, you can find the owner and go to him.

This is my first thread on BP as I've been spending the majority of my time researching and reading on the forums, however I do have 1 quick question i was hoping you all could help me with.I intend to use a HELOC on my primary residence for my first rental purchase and through my research i've learned that banks like to see funds in a bank account for a certain period of time, before they are willing to accept those funds as a viable down payment for a loan on an investment property.This is interesting to me, because the obvious goal with a HELOC is not to use those funds until the last minute, since you are paying interest on them. 

If it will be worth 300k when its completed and after all your research and estimates you will need to spend $150k in repairs then its a good deal dont you think?

There may still be a bargain to be had here, but you have a lot of research ahead of you.

Not sure if some lenders will refinance if the deal is a land contract, if I need to research alternate contract types, or if there is a clause I can use at a certain point in time title is transferred, etc.Please feel free to share any additional steps you take in doing seller financed deals, as well as input to my questions.  

Does anybody use neighborhood scout when doing online research of an area while looking for rental properties?

Ive been doing research on section 8 rentals and was wondering if anyone has had success with this route and the down falls of it...

How do you analyze the land you want to build in, what are the most important, if not all of the factors and elements to keep in mind and research?

I am going to research laws in Missouri, but does anyone know how I would go about refunding the already paid rent if she does leave?