With insurance rates going up, best to find areas with the lowest operating cost.

I think you bring up a good point of considering offering higher returns to investors if I have to begin to search outside of my network.But my original question from the post still remains, where would you recommend I search for people interested in an opportunity like this? 

They will come back and give one last opportunity for bids.

Besides having a personal friend to mentor you, this is the next best place to learn.

Cashflow goes up in smoke All the time. 

I was going to add, as posted above, it's a great rate and stick with that local credit union for the future business. 

The only person willing to lend me money was Paulie—a guy who charged a point a week and always had a baseball bat within arm’s reach.

The only solution I can come up with is to get a hard money lender, since they're typically able to close a lot sooner.Does anyone know of a Hard Money Lender that is willing to lend to raw agriculture land in Hawaii? 

I am in the Akron/ Cleveland Ohio area. 

One of the best places to see what's out there in your area is to check Airbnb AND Pricelabs.