This seems too risky a situation that will be riddled with mines waiting to explode and blow up the deal.

If the highway never comes through, I have the main house, plus the duplex (an effective triplex) to rent out at $1.00 PSF for the foreseeable future in an exploding rental market. 

The business is literally passing on development projects or wholesaling deals because they can't raise capital fast enough.The business would really explode if they had a good line of credit or a decent investment from an Angel because it would allow for more flexibility.

Toronto is exploding, but Peterborough is under your wing before you even reach altitude on a flight to Montreal and it isn't doing anything crazy.

It seems like the area has exploded in the last three years.

My sister-in-law has seen absurdly high gains in appreciation just down the road in Beamsville, but that whole stretch of highway is just exploding with new development. 

I don't want younger investors for any moment think that I personally think we are in some gigantic bubble.what I am alluding to is my building projects and what is happening here in the PDX market.We were blessed to get about 75 lots under control 2 to 3 years ago at those prices.. it takes 2 years or longer to get them to shovel ready.IN the meantime things have exploded here.. and land values have gone straight up in many cases doubled from what we paid for them.

I live in the Denver area where the housing market has exploded.

What you get with leveraging is the ability to expand your portfolio and have more assets that are increasing in value, a true way to explode your wealth.  

This area has been exploding in the last few years.