It wouldn't make sense for him to permit me to sell it when he could let me default and sell the whole thing for a huge profit.Can anyone suggest a way I could pull this off and still keep half the land?

Also I heard that if you go to several banks your credit score is pulled several times and your FICO could decrease is this true?

Thanks to Google, I was able to pull up a cached copy of it, otherwise I'd have had to start from scratch, because I couldn't get there from here.Not complaining, but I don't really get it...I'm looking at my old one, and one of the new ones side by side, and don't see much if any difference.

Since I'm not a licensed master electrician, I can't pull such a permit.

I pull my absentee owner list from the county tax records here in New Jersey.

Not bad if you can pull it off.I guess if I were you, I would get a hold of an appraiser and see what would be the market value of this unusual property plus how long it will take to sell it.

Some suggestions below...1. marketing - finding motivated sellers2. marketing - finding buyers3. acquiring and using the correct contracts4. pulling comps and determining value5. determining repairs6. motivation7. inspiration9. lack of confidence10. negotiating11. evaluating a deal12. working with title companies/closing attorneys13. creating relationships with other investors and realtors14. finding a mentor15. fear16. other (please explain)I'm trying to get a feel for what's on your mind these days.

Dale - "FL - 6 months of each year is spent watching for hurricanes" Does that make you stay away from other areas with other natural disasters, like earthquakes/tornadoes?

When the market turned around and my accounts rose back to the amount as before the crash, I pulled out.

So, it's important to know what you intend to do with land that you buy (or control) before pulling the trigger.If your intention is to build, as spec builders do, I'd get a mentor or partner with that experience.