The HML agrees to very temporarily "put up" the remaining 80% ($372K) WITHOUT charging interest (via some official agreement that ensures I can't just walk away with his money), and a day or two before the auction, some kind of transfer occurs such that I can now pool all the funds together and print up a cashier's check to use as my proof of funds at an auction (whether pooled in my account, or his account, or an escrow account, or some other account?)

Some percentage of you will want to ensure that you've included $530 per form as a business cost.Admittedly, the IRS isn't very fast at finding these things, but when they do find them, they are quite thorough.I just successfully negotiated a fine of Intentional Disregard plus associated interest from $35,000 down to $9,000 for my new client, but it still sucks for them and they are really wishing now that they had issued the forms. 

Here's my concern:How do I secure/ensure that farmer 2 is going to actually purchase the back 7.5 acres once I've purchased the entire property?

For our area, since we only have 2-3 months of really hot summer, central HVAC isn't as important as ensuring good heating supply during the winter.  

I'm wondering about how you ensure you're getting a paper trail of the deposit from a specific tenant.Much appreciated!

It's hard enough to have collections pan out with that information, and if you don't have some sort of way to ensure that that stays on the tenant's credit you're throwing noodles at the wall. 

With it also being an investment property cash flowing right off the bat and doing renovations in the 2017 year, I feel it would be worth while to hire a CPA to ensure I have all my deductions covered.Does anybody have any recommendations for a real estate friendly CPA in the St.

You can give them a small cut of your profit and your Guests will be ensured a clean home upon arrival!

I've included my lease language below to ensure you get the fees if they are late, and the language that should hopefully limit the lateness altogether. 

Instead, plan your day out to ensure you get to those high leverage activities that will get you where you want to go.