If those don't pull, then you can try the local newspaper or throw up some bandit signs.

(Especially in your case with a new-build, your CapEx will be cheap over a 5 to 10 year period.)3) Don't go with a captive agent: Farmers, State Farm, All State, etc...

Just wondering if anyone can give me a quick idea of how much money I can expect to throw putting a road in before making this deal work?

Throw in that you wont peruse them for past rent and damages (unlikely they have assets worth going after) and they may bite. 

Don't cheap yourself out.

Of course consult a CPA, Tax attorney and estate planning attorney of which I am none.I doubt selling it to you cheap will save anything on his estate taxes.

.- Don't go cheap on the oven.

Much more so than by cutting corners and saving $500 on XYZ DIY job, so finding it cheap means you can save more time and spend money in other areas.

. #2 LEAD GENERATION: Again, throw out 98% of the books and programs on this because if it is listed in an ABC-123 step by step handguid for everyone to do, guess what, EVERYONE IS DOING IT and that makes it not work for cr#p.

I haven't paid myself a dime ever since I started collecting rents since I figured I would keep throwing it into the reserve accounts until I have enough to cover the next down payment without dipping too deeply into it.