As a example if you purchased a new build property and sold after 5 years your expenses would be minimal but over the next 40 years of ownership that number would most likely be in the average range of say 40% - 60%.  

Purchased for 300K, identical apartment next door to me sold in Aug 2018 for 450K. 

My boss just sold his house in Denver that was completely remodeled, 3bd, 2b, 1 car garage, for over $420K!

And I have used all cash, FHA, 203k, conventional, refinance into conventional, hard money, and private money.

Also, when you have an attorney file the private documents for your land trust, those documents become protected under client/attorney privilege, another layer of protection.

@Aja Leafe-Hall I just sold a 3plex to an investor who'd used a HELOC this week, funny coincidence!

The realtor association has good information on which politicians are pro/against private property rights. 

It's also an upstairs unit,  private door but all that is downstairs is a coat closet and then a flight of steps to a 1-level condo.  

I am in TX, I want to lock in a commercial property with a private seller, he doesn't want to go the traditional route of selling outright just yet, due to the property having items of value that need to be sold first.

Private Money can definitely help you establish your portfolio and the right lender can help you expand it.