It's hard to watch the flood damage in the news because my wife and I have visited numerous times.

I have another real estate agent who suggested I look into land banks with my city.

It took up most of his time and energy.  

No local attorneys wanted to do such a time consuming, possibly long search, so we were not able to purchase the land. 

Go to any of the large, national hard money lenders, including the ones which advertise here on BP.

You’ll spend more on surveys, permits, and building which is where you’ll need the financing or to pay directly over time.

Not only is she an amazing coach for real estate investors and a very good friend of mine, but she is also my conference buffer.If I don’t have someone to meet somewhere every morning, I may skip.

I don’t currently insure it as the cost was four times my home.

First time investor here, taking equity out of my home (bad idea?) 

I often start out with 100 leads from Marketplace and then by the time I’m ready to do background checks I only have 3-5 left in the process.