Any advice on the steps to do this is appreciated.

if your doing a senior project I would suspect your best and most cost effective landing solution is going to be a local community bank that loves real estate.. in my experience most will want 50% down on the dirt and a ton of experience and a really strong balance sheet.Myself I always pay cash for the dirt this makes finding a lending partner much easier.

Most people won't want to do owner financing for the reasons you mentioned-they don't want to take the risk and they want the money from the sale. $20K in reserves isn't a lot if something goes horribly wrong and there are damages if you default and he takes the property back.

This is my first go at pet screening.

No one can answer questions like this because the strategy depends on the investor's level of interest, financial framework, location, and many other factors.

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Sure your buddy can buy a house for $1M and sell it to me for $100,000 - I will do this all day long but I do not think your buddy will.Whats the point of this post?

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Never heard of this course or the guy who started it.