Aside from cost and finding a good contractor, my major concern is safety of the home while it's vacant and being worked on.

Greetings to the community,I hope this message finds you all in good spirits.

They really want my wife and I to find success, which has ended up being a win-win. 

I'd like to preface this with I'm not an expert but, you should be able to find a VIN  and contact the authorities to see if it may have been stolen/missing etc.

Wall Street often doesn't highlight these options because they make money from the fees on traditional investments, but with a Self-Directed IRA or Self-Directed 401(k), people can take control of your retirement savings and invest directly into real assets if they wish.Here’s how it works:1.

I find that Zillow is usually a conservative but pretty close to accurate estimate of what I can rent my units for.

Find a discount realtor that would handle a “done deal” for 1% and just save most of the money?

Find and connect with other BP members that are in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/usersWishing you the best!

I find that it's very rare that a lender will actually close at this amount of leverage because they would typically be putting up a much larger amount of funds than the property would be worth at the time.Has anybody actually worked with a lender that did fund based off of the LTARV?

Most of the lots aren't advertised for sale, but you can use the GIS system and other resources to find and contact the owners.