So working o narrow things down. 

@Mike Boss You will need E&O insurance, but typically the broker gets that for cheap. 

Market crash is NOT, N - O - T happening, not on horizon, not in forecast, not in mathematical realm of potential UNLESS you can kill off 32+ million Americans tomorrow or get Harry Potter to wizard up 4/5million new units tomorrow. 

Sometimes I do a "sandwich L/O" where I keep a seller's existing mortgage in place (one slice of bread) with permission to sublease the property to a tenant buyer (other slice of bread). 

Very good for a new property w/o many reviews.

Only what you have between your ears will d o that, and you don't necessarily need a sheepskin to make it happen.You're young enough to be able to recover from mistakes - it's easier now than it will be later.My $0.02 ...

I advised I couldn't advise him on what to do other than he was not authorized to issue a title policy w/o a probate confirming the sale.

When building a new construction, can the right civil engineer prepare all the necessary site plans w/o needing an architect?

It's just overleveraging.Meaning of overleveragedhttps://www.investopedia.com/terms/o/overleveraged.aspOne reality is that for 7 years after you mess up someone's loan, you can be sued, investigated and pay the cost for what you don't know.Fix & flips rarely have legal entanglements.

I'm going to be selling some land that I own w/o a mortgage and will be doing a 1031 exchange with the proceeds.