Hi all - can any of you recommend any books or videos I might benefit from reading or watching before buying land?

You can do this from your 9-5, from the cashflow of your current investments, or both.Pure OPM - invest several times on your own to demonstrate your excellence and your non-newbie desperation, then allow others to invest with you.Simple OPM . . . not pure - forget all that experience, bro! 

That's an excellent deal!

I thought that if an excellent deal came up, a hard money lender could be used until the HELOC cleared.

Take a lot of pictures, video walk through of the property, and of course keep records of how much has been paid and when.  

Anything else I can do besides write It down for an accountant and save receipts.Also, I have an excel sheet of all my expenses that I spent fixing up one of the units.

Scott is an excellent resource to get in touch with for cabin financing.

A lot has to do with the person I work with just being excellent at their job as well.

I receive monthly payments from a personal injury settlement, but because this does not count as income, I don’t believe I can get approved for a regular home loan program even though I have an excellent credit score and some cash for a down payment.

He is excellent at finding subcontractors to get the work done and managing the subcontractors.