Verifying rental history often takes a long time to complete due to applicants not giving us correct landlord contact information, landlords not returning our calls or refusing to give us any details.We also deal with applicants trying to have family or friends pose as their landlords.

So does anyone have any advice on how to deal with them without having to spend thousands on legal fees?

I just keep analyzing deals and making solid offers based on the numbers.

Originally posted by @Amanda Gisonni:If you don't have a website yet, it is not a big deal. 

It all seems a little overwhelming and outside my skillset.I don’t want to give up just yet and think maybe I just need a boost of confidence and a push to make my first deal or acquisition happen.

I am trying to support them by finding investors to assist in buying lots and financing  their construction.I am familiar with the actual development side, but not so much with the investing and deal making (that's why I'm here to learn more), when I connect a builder with an investor, what would be a fair price to charge so I am compensated for my effort.

Note that you may have more tenant-to-tenant issues to deal with though.As with any real estate investment, you pays your money, you takes your chances :)

How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

It's definitely not a final deal yet, but I wanted to see if anyone has general gauge of the rents in the area.

I have been looking at deal machine and propstream.