The more we study it, the more it feels like a direction worth taking seriously.The idea is a 40-unit “modern modular village” using upgraded, architect-grade container homes — but with exteriors that look nothing like containers.

It's just the lack of communication from servicer to borrower that is a pain.

Quote from @Michael K Gallagher: @Rob Bergeron thanks for the reminder, it certainly feels like things are getting energized in the last 2-3 weeks. 

Would love radical ideas for this agent to feel the pain personally that he caused his buyer 

If you understand why someone needs to sell, everything else becomes easier.A lot of beginners get stuck waiting to feel ready.

When you sell it on terms, each payment you collect typically gets split between principal (which just lowers your note balance) and interest (which is the taxable part).I’m not an expert on the accounting side, but I do try to stay open to learning more about these things as they come up, especially as I dig deeper into different parts of the land business.One tool that helps is a simple amortization calculator like Bankrate, it shows how much of each payment is interest vs principal.Also, IRS Publication 537 is a solid starting point for understanding how installment sales get reported.If nothing else, keeping clean notes and setting up a system early makes tax season way less painful and eventually bringing in a CPA who “gets” land notes is well worth it.Here's various resources that could be useful to you...Books (For Foundational Knowledge) 1.

Quote from @Yuanmo Lei: Hey everyone — I’m a techie and small investor designing a tool to make deal analysis less painful for people like us.I’d love to learn from you:- How do you currently find and analyze your properties?

Vanessa, Feeling overwhelmed definitely happened when I first started and even happens now from time to time! 

Sounds like a real pain, totally understand the challenge.

Appreciate you sharing the playbook, lots of landlords could avoid painful lessons by understanding this shift.