Question is: If I have identified a property/properties that are good buy and hold investments, should I put an offer in and then ask for a hard money loan, or just show the property and numbers I am interested in to the lender, and then try to get the offer accepted?

Identify a budget for investing that you can sustain for at least 6-12 months to gauge success/failure.6.

Basit Siddiqi, thank you very much for all the valuable advise, im defiantly going to search this site for a new CPA, I don't think the one Im using currently has all the answers that I need.

@Tra'Mell Taylor  @Christopher Blanco I also sent a request your way because insight from a local would be a great help in identifying an area that makes the most sense.

There are other posts specific to Garner on BP, just use the search box. 

I was going to send the contract/agreement to the title company to do a title search. 

Identify the zoning characteristics, political environment, and real estate market demand parameters for each parcel.With the wide variety of sites you delineate, there is a wide range of different development characteristics to research, design, entitle, and sell or build for each project.

@Francis Dinh the entire point of using a title company is to do a title search and find issues like this.

I have been searching for ways to reignite my passion and even expand my business and knowledge.

@Casey Murray, thank you for validating my MF search in the TierraSanta area (I did not see anything either).