Any insight, suggestions, or introductions would be greatly appreciated.

Curious to see if folks have suggestions for research I should do/knowledge I should gain before interviewing GCs?

By leaving an allocation to land, you would shift some of the income to capital gains when you sell, which are currently paid at a lower rate (max 20%)."

I am going to look at my first property on Saturday and I'd appreciate any insight or forums to look at and review before I go!

This has been the best resource I have found for gaining applicable knowledge for real estate investing, consider it your first good decision in REI! 

Hope to get some insights from this thread too and wish you of course successful investing.Sandro

You wouldn't want to have them redeem after you pay for the foreclosure and payoff the taxes, that might not be an attractive gain.  

This is an insightful story and captures something that every designer or real estate professional should consider when approaching spaces in buildings they intend to hold for the long term...flexibility! 

However, it is indeed a way for those who are just getting started and needing to build a capital gain to do so in order to pursue other types of REI .

Thank you for any insight you have.