I drove my backside all the way from northern VA down here so I could get the lay of the land, understand the market, and meet with a few folks while I'm down here.

You put in the loan checks, and that's useful to those who haven't been through the whole charade.Congrats on taking the leap and taking a chance and moving the ball forward.

This way when you introduce yourself they can't jerk you around (ie. they might say old land lord paid garbage when in fact tenants paid.

Even if land was valuable for redevelopment you can't get rid of them.

The first few years are tough, but if you are lucky and and you handle your financing well, the ball starts to roll faster every year.

However, I had other things to focus on throughout my years in school but now that I am finally done and landed a job I can now focus my time on what I always refer to as "my master plan". 

I have a piece of land near San Antonio in a very desirable Area.

This will allow me to pursue my goal of hiking the AT from start to finish in 6 months.Year Long goal; to develop the means and methods to buy and manage real estate investments smartly, to find a duplex owned by a "tired" land lord in the Beavercreek and Springboro Ohio area that can be managed more effectively. 3 month goal; to line up a HELOC after interviewing multiple banks/CUs, to establish a well rounded networking group of experts and investors.  1 week goal; to look into different banks/ CUs per week and ask about their terms for HELOC.

." - solve that without involving a C-corp.And if I'm not mistaken, if you buy in a land trust with an LLC as designated beneficiary, you can change that without changing title.You need specialized advice, both from lawyers and CPAs.

Zoning appropriate for 13 lots (1+acre) will need 1600 ft of street developed and a fair amount of land clearing (mostly wooded).