l later found out that the PM owned the maintenance company. 3.  

I've seen so many newbie investors end up buying land that is unbuildable only to have sell it later at a steep discount once they realize they can't even afford to keep up with the taxes needed to keep the land.For future readers, one common way to evaluate and price land is through the Land Residual Method, which is pretty much a simply formula:Land Value = Developed Value (highest and best use after development) - Cost of DevelopmentIt requires a little work on the agent's part to dig into what the costs and potential developed value will be, but I wouldn't consider it rocket science.

Steve,It is problematic if you need to evict a non-paying tenant because you cannot refuse to accept late rent.  

I will have to take a look at this later so I an see what they're talking about.

Mail no sooner than every 3 weeks and no later than every 6 weeks. 

He said if I could close by end of July he thought it would be accepted as banks were always eager to close properties by the end of the month.I went into their office to sign paperwork 2 days later and spoke to a different agent.

If you decide to liquidate later, a note at 4% will have little value, especially if it's a high LTV.

I think I'll stick to introducing myself with my legal name but utilize my nickname later in my professional relationships as a way to build rapport. 

Note that you can always buy a property yourself then deed it to an LLC later.

Like others have posted I wouldn't limit yourself to that one area unless you want to, and that is completely fine, you can always expand later.