For a variety of reason, I'd much rather focus on heading in that direction, rather than worrying about the past.@ John Santero - thanks for the positive vibes!

Decisions would be made based on the cities general and specific plans (should be posted on websites), common sense, proposed intent, and a variety of other considerations.  

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Here, you should be able to meet all varieties of large and small private/hard money lenders.

Get a deal that is worth buying under contract and you will be able to sell it.In my experience when someone "can't find a buyer" it simply means the deal is not a good as they think it is for a variety of reasons.

Their "Zestimates" seem to me to be a blatant attempt to fan the flames of the market -- after all, who could resist buying a $78k house "worth" $468k.Rural or neighborhoods with a variety of home types/conditions are particularly confusing for their algorithms, though goodness knows I would have dearly loved to sell my MH for the $379K they said it was worth shortly after I purchased it for $60k!

But you’ll find a variety of every type of investor on the site, and everyone is amazingly helpful.

While he did not reveal his data source, the point is that it's available, but not free.I like to see that @Kyle B.

Looking at a person's bank statements will reveal payroll deposits.

Their company description is this:  "Based out of Lindon, UT, Nudge aims to provide its clients with single-family, owner-occupied, and investment properties, as well as a variety of top-notch real estate services."