If it were 2007 all over again and you knew you could sell at a record high, and invest your capital into conservative bonds and wait until the market corrected, would you?

OKC has alot of opportunity mainly because of its low level of enforcement of housing codes, strong landlord laws and conservative judges in eviction court.

I budget for 2 year average tenant stays and work to exceed that conservative budgeted rate. 5.

If I am all in on the property for 360k (purchase and some finishing construction as well as carry costs) and the home is valued at 450k or more (based on what im told by agents as well as my own analysis while staying conservative), that is 20%+ equity I believe, unless I am missing something.

If I did set out to invest in the local area, I would scrutinize the numbers like crazy and be extremely conservative with my estimates.

So for example I'm very conservative and don't want any debt on them because I feel this hardens them in case of a severe recession.

I will be proud to add it to my RE portfolio even if the overall return may be single digit.Best wishes and be sure to do thorough and conservative underwriting on any RE investment.

If you're looking to transact faster than that, then your only option will be private Buyers.Another alternative, other than the ideas mentioned above, might be to sell part of the land into permanent conservation. 

Avoid common pitfalls like underestimating costs or tenant management challenges by planning conservatively and staying proactive.

Most foreign buyers are high net worth individuals who want to park their money there in a safe haven and they don't need BP.No restrictions apply to American buyers in the countries they'd generally want to buy, including those mentioned by Federico and many other popular countries.When it comes to Spain specifically, some more conservative banks will ask you for a 40% downpayment (that would be the maximum) but that isn't the rule.