"@ Frank ChinIn this specific instance, it is undeniable that a house was built on that property more than 15 years ago simply based on Google Earth data, but you can see by the county assessor records that the house on the subject property was built in 1950 and then the property encroaching was built over the property line shortly thereafter, in 1951.@ Matt Devincenzo,From the info in your post, the land does not seem to have officially been taken by AP.

You can also check meetup.com or search Facebook for real estate investment groups, clubs, or meetings in your area.

A loose plan in hand is better than a dozen frantic Google searches, trust me.

My below recommendation is something I'd do only if I had these things in order...But what I would do is put that money into lead generation dollars through Google PPC to generate new seller leads.I'd then close these deals and either assign the contract to a cash buyer OR novate the property on the MLS with the help of a local agent.After that when you have some good coin in the bank you can explore more investment options at your disposal.And just so you know -- I consider myself someone very low on the industry totem pole due to my small amount of experience. 

U only have to be burned once when title comes back 3 days before closing ( which can be very common in abstractor  states ) only to find it title is buggered.. title companies and closing attorneis may have their process's but a good agent just lets them know this is how escrow is going to flow.. they will wine but it cost 200.00 for a title search and we dont want to spend that until we know we have a closing.

I got a Google Vacation Rental booking almost immediately and a direct booking. 

My goal for 2018 is to pay off both mortgages and search for more properties to buy at the end of the year or early 2019. 

Search youtube, "Multifamily owner and baby boomer sells 18 units and uses a deferred sales trust instead of 1031" to here more details.

great write up. thank you for taking your time and going in to detail. i have been looking into a business for myself but havent seen much in biz bysell that make sense. just need to keep searching

Also all docs are available via google drive.