It would cost around $3,500 to safely get my head above water with the licensing expenses, and I currently do not have that much, as I have most of my money currently in either a retirement fund or going toward college.

If you had a car with a loan and sold it to someone but your name was still the one who owed the money and they are driving around in the car would you be ok with that - and oh by the way your chances of getting financing for a new one are limited..Seller financing is legal but rare.

Nobody I can ask to lend that type of money.  

Multiple ways money is made.

Chase, if you have the money and are not planning on doing more than one property at a time, I firmly believe in using your own funds to do it.

You can make money on empty lots but this is the method (summarized, of course): 1.

Take money and do it again. congratulations .Great Story 👍 

You can't sit on the IRS's money for a year until the next April 15th.

Take it one day at a time, and keep your eyes on the prize.

Rental pricing, the value of having enough money in reserve for emergencies.