If I was a betting man, I bet you paid thousands of dollars for something that can be done for $100 and they have ownership interest or referral fees for those entities

Hi Zafer,The best bet to know what the property tax is on vacant or improved land is to look at the local county's assessor's website.

However, @Bruce Lynn provided a great reminder to remember all of the expenses that could be included in your cost basis; again, a CPA advising you specifically would be the the best bet.

I bet I spend less than 10 minutes on every rental and we consistently rent 200 days a year.Rental history - Unlike long-term rental cash flow, the history of a vacation property is not always translatable to how successful you will be with the property. 

Also the outside will need the shrubs to bet cut, a good power washing, etc.  

Much safer bet would be to buy an existing home with a view in a nice neighborhood.

A lot of the decision around your best path forward hinges on how you plan to use your cash.

Your best bet is an agent who also invests.

If you just think of assigning a contract and make most money off it you you will end up with bad deals, the ones that everyone frowns upon , with unjustified ARVs, high rehab costs, in cold markets that are too risky or a losing bet for a buyer.

Unless it has something to do with ad views I don’t see how it would hurt to have two separate forums, i bet it would help increase activity.