I do see the bad pattern of behavior HELOC after HELOC and credit cards galore for shopping from the old days.

Let's say I identify 5 properties and 1 falls through but I still close on the other 4. 

People give and receive bad advice from all professions The poster hasn't even identified which books she is disposing of. 

Thanks in advance for your time and attempts to help me identify ownership of this property.

If you want to figure out where to buy, check out my blog post https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/10145/66160-how-to-identify-emerging-markets

We have a few lots in the downtown Albany area already identified, but my question to everyone is do you have a rough idea of the cost per square foot to build a 2,800 SF three family plus basement apartment (for my super)? 

RE has cycles and identifying these can help.

Start with identifying your goal(s).

Once you have a name you'll need to identify his/her cell #, email, mailing address, etc. to contact them.

Because you'll be living in the property, you'll be able to quickly identify and respond to maintenance tasks/repairs (plus, living at the property will teach you about the property's various quirks and patterns that will help you manage it more effectively in the future when you move out...experts know that properties are almost like living entities, in the sense that they have patterns of problems, decay, etc.