This question is hard :) Each show is unique and has some great parts, I should say.

One insight from a $200 course may make you $5000 or more in a unique situation.

Those are irrelevant to this discussion.My point is that in formulating a plan to move forward with building on the lot, the first step is to go back and identify the parcel you intend to build on, then identify how you are holding title to that parcel, and then describe the unique characteristics of that parcel due to the fact that it was Replacement Property in a 1031 Exchange, such as the deferred capital gains tax.These are not questions that "need to be asked of any property."  

It can be confusing at first, but they provide unique opportunities for the right investor.

I was wondering what the unique steps for due diligence / inspection that I should keep in mind with investing in Oklahoma.

(say your property has a unique view that the others in the area don't, so your property goes up by 7%/year while others are only 5%/year) Ideally you want this data going back 30 or 40 years.

The unique thing about this property (which helped me in negotiations) is when I was researching the property the City of Cincinnati considers this a 4 unit building, the 5th unit does not have a certificate of occupancy.

I'd like to reach out to a couple and ask questions about fee structure, features unique to Texas rentals, and their ideas about the future economic outlook of Abilene.

No guarantee the seller will accept or entertain the deal, but I have to start somewhere and in the process I have learned that I can buy with low to no money down, the process and analysis of structuring a unique deal, and the banks requirements.

Caveat:  there may be some unique facts you didn't share, but it sounds like a typical contractor dispute to me.