I don't think it is an optimal option down the road, but will do for now. 2) In terms of VA, Upwork and Guru have been my go to places to find resources.

Up the road from our current rental.

I'm to a point where I'm trying to identify a parcel to start working toward entitlements and round up the remaining capital I'll need to pull it all together.

To cut to the chase, I am exploring using the seller (my friends mom) to finance the purchase until I can cash her out with a conventional mortgage down the road.

Do I have to buy the exact property that I identified in the 45d window?

Does this make them harder to disposition/sell down the road if I can’t acquire those last 3-4?

I hope that I can use the networks here to identify good rental markets.

Coordinating with others is difficult enough in the best of circumstances, and you have already identified this person to go back on their word.Congrats on your first buy, I suggest spending time fine tuning that one while searching and saving for the next option.

Like it's not in the worst area but few blocks down the road there is greyhound bus terminal and some unwarranted foot traffic.

Just be careful to protect your Personally Identifying Information.