@Paula Ratcliff it sounds like there was already an account with "money donated from lot owners" - is that correct?

@Mauricio Rezende - Sounds good, just wanted to ensure that you fully understand the costs associated with getting your license so you're not surprised once you get started.

Contract callers sounds like a collection company that the debt was sold to.

It sounds like you might be in the lower income niche, which I do have a lot of experience with. 

I scrape my data directly from the county GIS server though, and it's basically the same data, although I have to figure out who's an absentee myself by comparing addresses (and the conventions like St vs Street aren't always consistent so it's harder than it sounds).You can probably just go to your local assessor's office and see if they can get you a spreadsheet.

It sounds like I can write off my losses against that but that won’t be until next year or the year after.

I want to know How does the earnings procedure work, How to close after doing the earnings,It sounds to me like you don't know how any real estate transaction works.

Your estimate sounds about right for something that size.

Theres an old saying: If it sounds too good to be true it usually is. 

Sounds like you and your fiancé are off to a great start by connecting with folks here on Bigger Pockets.