I don't care if I'm ahead or behind of anyone else because my goals are not relative to anyone else's progress.I get your point that staying active keeps your skills sharp and that if you're active when others aren't you will have access to opportunities that they do not.

I saw the potential to cash flow when the opportunity presented itself I jumped on it.

Have proof on hand (easy enough to find) online of the missed tax payments and any documentation that supports that he specifically didn't pay his taxes.Probably a simply mistake on his part, but now if he wants to develop on it, he either has to land lease it from you or buy it back.I'm not sure how the whole tax deed thing works, so that would be something you have to figure out between the two of you.

Rehab contractor charged $10K, the online report says $16K.

I would love to connect and discuss RE opportunities here.  

Purchase price: $490,000 This is a unique opportunity to participate as a investor in a single family residence valued at $3M and higher.

I see this as an opportunity to ladder or, maybe more appropriately, cycle of building equity and taking out loans for income. 

They could make more money working part-time at McDonald's.I think construction is one of the best opportunities if you can find the time.

I came across an RE opportunity that seems too good to be true but number works.

Especially right now while realtors are hungry for business, it could be a good opportunity.