We're thinking of starting out with short term rentals near or on the beach.

The only thing holding me back is talking to someone who has completed the course and is successfully making a career out of it a few years down the road.

Heather,First off congrats on the land investment and looks like your almost ready to start the pre-construction process.

I'd agree with mortgage news daily - the "average mortgage rate" generally tracks very very closely with the 10-year treasury yield (+ a somewhat steady spread) - google and yahoo finance on that are pretty handy

What is the best way to find and approach people who are not necessarily selling at the moment and make them consider a sale?

The answer will depend on many factors since it is a commission-based business.

The terms are different, so you might run in to some issues there. 

Purchase price: $93,750 Cash invested: $70,312 Purchased 2-1/2 acres of raw land with the hope of one day building a home on it.

The big difference is there is no 100 night free trial offer.

Connections, luck... contractor at the time was problematic and not delivering which gave me the opportunity to out perform.