Try Burl Land Clearing / Dave Burl & Family who also own Accurate Tree Service.If the land is in fact in current use, I would speak directly with the municipality to see if there are development tradeoffs to be had.

I cant speak for M1 or Roch Thomas, but I would do some more investigating before investing that much money in an education alone. 

As Andrew said speak to your lender.

Those are great places that will give you opportunity to speak with operators.

Your level of excitement speaks volumes.

I would HIGHLY recommend you speak with a family law attorney before signing ANYTHING regarding your properties.

Many contracts will speak to liquidated damages if seller or buyer is unable to perform.

Ask to speak with some of their current owners and current/former tenants.

Hi BP Family, I understand that many newbies and even some experienced investors are not really sure how to start working with a lender, have a clear understanding of the multiple ways you can finance your deals, or know how to obtain "funding" partnerships.After speaking to many investors we are seeing this pattern of investors being unsure of how to even start initially approaching a lender.To start, I think it would be great for lenders to get the answers to this information.

My recommendation would be to speak with a lender on your personal DTI (debt to income ratio) that you need to work on for purchasing.