I would recommend using a local community bank or credit union as they would be more flexible on accepting a land trust as a business entity. 

All they do is tax preparation and is family owned.

My wife and I have been working under the idea of starting ourselves out with hard money, as we a) don’t have the best credit, and b) don’t have much of our own money to go traditional routes.

EquityLock Structure: Credit Approval, Closed end, fully amortizing, fixed 3.99% APR up to 10 years.

One of them (strongest credit/renter) needs to move for her job.

No offense to anyone, I just would rather learn from people who have experienced at least one full credit cycle in this business and know how to operate regardless of interest rates/market conditions.

Many pros, but also many cons if you are not prepared.

You need a Pennsylvania POA, not VIrginia... so ask the title company handling this for assistance — they’ll have a PA attorney prepare the right doc and they need to approve it anyway if they are insuring the deal. 

Some people on the Bigger Pockets Podcast are talking about selling properties and holding on to the cash in preparation to buy later.

Nicholas Lohr Lines of credit from my properties.