We paid one property off last month and all others will be paid off within the next 2 years (on the one's where the tenants did not secure outside financing for & purchase from us).If done right, a program like this can work well.Best of luck!

and they seem to be coming out with improvements regularly based on user feedback. 

Most investors do not treat it as such and allow tenants to regularly violate basic terms of the lease.When these Landlords share the problems they are having, more experienced Landlords may seem harsh because we are attempting to correct a major flaw in the way they operate their business.

She feeds me off-market multifamily deals regularly and knows the neighborhoods very well.For medium to large multifamily, Altay Uzun with Marcus & Millichap runs a lot of volume in the market.I’m a principal in multifamily deals around Hampton Roads and like Olde Town Portsmouth, parts of Norfolk, and parts of Virginia Beach.What are you looking for?

Has anyone ever obtained a secured loan from a bank using a pool of Louisiana Tax Liens (Tax Sale Certificates) as collateral?

As such, I'll never personally tie myself to something indefinitely unless it continues to prove it's value on regular re-evaluation. 

Aside from having to put 10-20% down to secure the loan, what can I expect to encounter when dealing with hard money lenders in terms of interest rates, points, getting the funds from them to pay contractors/buy supplies, etc.

Other options might be finding a partner who wants to develop the land (if that is possible) and building a regular home to sell or rent when complete.

While anyone with the proper securities licensing can sell them, your typical financial advisor doesn't know real estate. 

I also have a regular full time 5days/week job on W2 at company X (single office, no secondary/client locations).