@Helena Lee, I do not have experience with it, BUT I would expect to pay capital gains on the bitcoin. 

if they are pressuring you like this.PLEASE watch the American Greed Episode on Remmington Financial  .not saying these guys wont or don't fund of course.. but when I do my deals with my banks its common that I pay for the phase one and the appraiser directly..  

Happy to pay for your time.  

As sellers realize that buyers cannot pay the same price for the same income stream as before due to the higher rates dampening overall buyer returns over that 6-month market cycle, sellers will eventually transact at lower prices, making it more apparent to sellers where the current market pricing is.

Unless the borrower is self employed and takes a lot of expenses to show lower income on their returns then it usually makes sense to pay a couple thousand a year in higher interest (you can pay like 4,000 a year in additional interest for DSCR if you are saving 30+k on your tax bill kind of math lol)

We have an existing mortgage (backed by these 2 lots and 2 others) and given the increase in appraised value there is no need to pay anything back to the lender when selling the lot.

So I did not pay extra for it, but chose it anyway over other places.

I did with with mine and pay myself back interest included but I don't if that's an option your plans offers.

I have a buddy who does this for a living on raw land, and he pays for the software and gives us all the data for free.  

My point is, you are on the right track with your thinking, so now to the "HOW" to actually get in, if like me, you don't have an in or connection.First step is likely to get licensed, if you aren't already there are some other ways to get in the door and be helpful but licensed means they can pay you cuts of the deal and its less upfront cost and risk to them in helping you out.