If you can then the real break even point is further out in the future.Like most things there is not necessarily a right or wrong answer.

Am I barking up the wrong tree and we should be subdividing the way he originally planned?

I think it will serve you better and save you if something goes wrong.

All that said there is nothing wrong with calling the county to see if you can get more info.

I pay them 1/24th of their $8,000 ($333.33) and 1/12th of the $800 ($66.66) a month but to make it easy I would just pay them $400 a month for 24 months.Is there something wrong with this offer? 

I guess the processes of getting the deals thru to closing.or maybe just the fear of doing something wrong.

Because my direction was totally wrong. 

I wont even go into detail here as to why I would never go to real estate jail lol, but with that being said I am sure for everything 1 thing I am doing right there are 2 things I'm doing wrong.

Well folks, if you're basing your retirement off of cash flow, you're in the  wrong frame of mind. 

They believe they make money for the sole purpose of enjoying life today and from one perspective they are not wrong.