Gold got melted  I know friends of mine that lost their homes in the Atlas Peak fire in Napa  that lived in my old hood Silverado country club they were back sifting through looking for all their diamonds.

BUT for certain rural areas it's worth it's weight in gold because of the reliability factor vs an unreliable or expensive existing utility structure. 

I find with ANY project on a property, PLANS are worth their weight in gold bc they will show the exact inches, ft, etc that the project entails.

And investing in cheap homes is absolutely fool's gold. 

Learned some valuable nuggets of info!

If it turns out well a good lender is worth their weight in gold.

(Calling any real estate lawyers to comment.)Assuming one could live with the litigation risk, I would propose three options for buyer prospects to tour listings: 1) A buyer’s agent from another brokerage could schedule a tour OpenDoor-style, but with no compensation offered from the listing agent or seller 2) If the buyer has no agent from another brokerage, a buyer’s agent from mine could accompany the prospect and open the door for a fee ($25-50) 3) if a prospect insists on touring alone, for scheduling reasons or any other, the prospect would have to show proof of funds/lender pre-approval and pass a background check (this last part could pose challenges) You're passionate about the idea, I can see, and I'm not saying none of that could or would work, but in my honest opinion you're looking for a nugget of gold in a sea of desert here.

@Mark Allen Hopefully, this gold mine is still producing.

Lower income tenants tend to live rough in properties.There is another topic from years ago on bullet proofing rentals for low income tenants that had some good nuggets in there to try.Not my cup of tea but hope it does amazing for you.

Like others say get your own attorney and CPA, but I’ll share nuggets I’ve come across over time.