We have put in a few offers already but have not landed anything yet.

The maximum LTV is the same.Generally speaking, investors land at about that 70% - 75% mark anyway.  

Off street parking on property - but wait - talked to codes office and found out that available parking, though it seemed adequate by my calculations, was only about 60% of what is required by code for an apartment building - and there is no other available land.

Go back to the property and ask the "security guard" if he can score you an 8-ball from somewhere nearby.

Not sure if this the appropriate category, but it seemed like the best fit:I've been reading about land trusts and I have some questions: If I want to buy a property I have to personally qualify for the mortgage which means the mortgage is going to show on my credit even if the property is transferred to a Land Trust, right?

So the leverage will magnify your gains 4x as well.Regarding jurisdictional issues on lawsuits, I was told by my attorney that the suit would land in Ohio (where most of my holdings are located) even if I set up the LLC in Wyoming/Nevada/Delaware.

Again, you don't have a crystal-ball to determine what it looks like 5 years from now.

Don't you have 99 year land leases there??

Since now it's worth only $25k, and probably half the value is in the land, why don't you cancel the property policies and self insure?

Any input from my more experienced friends out there in BP land would be awesome!