You have a lot of control on a deal that you can hit the fund/not fund button.

@Mike Alder  good luck I grew up in the business.. must watch movie for any land man is Glenn Garry Glen ross... you will see how all these lots you want to buy were created in the first place.land game dates back to just after the turn of the century  ( not 2000) when promoters went through the US creating mega subdivisions prior to any state or federal land development rules.. so you have all these old tracks and the parcels have been traded for 100 plus years.. lost at tax sale bought by someone like you or my dad.. resold on terms  those folks default or lose to tax's and the cycle repeats.Florida created massive subdivisions to attract residence's since no one wanted to live in swamps and such.. think Le High and Coral Gables..  

I probably ran into every problem you can possibly have and lost my *** as result because at the time had no idea what I was doing. 

Don't put yourself in a position like the speculators who bet on appreciation in 2008 and lost big time.  

I've been contacted by B2R about potential loans via; the mail, however I didn't meet the criteria they were looking for due to the houses having lost some value.

The currency has lost 20% of its value to the dollar and euro this year.

Husband of the owner, who is not on title and has never had an interest in the property other than living there, is fighting the 2 daughters for control of the property. 

Increased that work , lost work, had prices cut, you name it, it was a struggle to say the least, However the past two years I was able to partner with another contracting company and together weve grown, we have multiple crews at our disposal, an in house licensed electrician, plumber and hvac guy, concrete finishers, carpenters, general laborers an in house realtor etc.

Get ahold of a Dave Ramsey book on how to control your spending as well. 

Current tenants lost job and are going back to another state, she is gladly letting them out of their lease, property is available October 1.