Do we try to just buy a modest house through foreclosure or some other screamin' deal, house hack, then build up our portfolio from there?

Build your portfolio as your knowledge and wealth increase. 

It would be worth quite a bit more now, prices in the area have gone up since the announcement of Micron building down the road.

You can expect that you will be required to build roads, sidewalks, storm water control, utility taps, street lights, street trees as well as recreation fees as part of the development process. 

I have flipped new homes and townhomes but phased out raising a family and now am focused on utilizing my skills which are building, selling, expanding a circle of influence to focus my effort on the above.

Hello Ivan,I do not work for BP, but my suggestion is that you follow the Build Your Investing Team link at the top of this page if you have not and follow each step including speaking with the prospective members of the team you want to build and with that I believe you will obtain the answers you need.

(aside from the 1 or 2 homes that have stunning overlook views).When building out your buy box, are you all using the averages, or are you basing your min/max on the cream of the crop listing revenues, even when there aren't clear reasons as to why they are performing so much better than others?

Also, I'm a civil engineering expert in Building Information Modeling.

. - Communicate openly and regularly to build trust.

Focus on one strategy, practice analyzing deals, and take consistent small steps like attending events and building relationships.