Higher cost markets produce more equity gain for the value add.  

But if one sees it from the larger ecosystem for example, let's say Tesla , created demand for nickel in the nickel-producing country to build the battery.

I'm particularly passionate about trying to find funding for a tiny home village we are trying to finance. 

The plan here is to have a local (RV Certified) tiny home builder do the marketing to attract buyers that want to buy their tiny homes (cash or 25 year financing) and live in this park, until there are 44 pads occupied by tenant-owned tiny homes, paying $750/mo lot rent, on 1 year leases.

You should also network and find top-producing agents and real estate individuals to learn from.

Very silly in my opinion.In this market, there are MANY good income producing choices that you could invest your Roth funds. 

I rented out a tiny commercial space to some ladies that wanted to open a retail clothing store. 10 days after move in they had a falling out and one of them moved her portion of the merchandise out of the store the next day.

Almost always a bad idea.Let's say you get a line of credit with a 7% interest rate and use it to buy a property that produces a 12% return.

Sure, taking a trip cost money, but a few hundred or thousands of dollars is a tiny percentage of a real estate investment.

- ie can one structure the acquisition with fixed rate debt where the property will be “self-supporting” - produce enough income to pay all operating amd debts expenses with a little left over as cash flow - as a protective layer for the inevitable downtown.2.