.:)With respect to your answer from #1 (and I'm consulting the State MHA and legal counsel FYI), assuming I'm comfortable with the financial cost of doing this is my best bet to immediately try to finalize the purchase of any of the RTO units?

Could an attorney take your estate to bankruptcy, sell the property and still stiff you friend.....you bet they could.

In some areas if you are buying land somewhere and building you will need a construction loan and then have to flip that to a conventional at the end of construction.

I plan to share my knowledge of new home construction as needed, to learn from other's experiences, and to grow my network with seasoned investors.

For new construction or a MAJOR rehab, where either the exterior is basically complete or we have drawings with exterior elevations, we may list it on the MLS.

I've been in construction for several years and my wife and I would like to work on having a few investment properties.

I can't believe the new construction every time I go up there.

(I say "luck" because many folks tried exactly the same strategy in 2003 and ended up in a much worse position than if they had not made their bet.)

Usually flood zone boundaries and or elevations are altered due to new construction in the area, which may be alterations to the stream upstream (i.e. building higher dikes, etc.), widening the stream below you are two such examples.

If you don't have any $ it is your best bet.