So I used to work for a basketball tournament that played in Washington IL every year and so I often visited that town plus Peoria.

Income-based valuation only comes into to play once you get into commercial property (5 units and up). 

There may be other issues at play here that have little to do with a lack of experience at real estate tech platforms. 

I believe they played a role raising capital for these deals, but the language used on their track record implies they played a very active role in the sourcing, execution and sale of the assets, which is very likely not the case. 

Oregon saw it that way as well.. many folks got cease and desist using guru on line training techniques this just formalizes the activity and levels the playing field and gives both buyers and sellers a mechanism to get out of deals and or have a regulator step in..

It seemed like a long-term play with less price or industry volatility.

Hi John,I like playing with raw land, too, in Snohomish county, WA, just north of Seattle. 

If you understand the math of it all it should come very clear, the game is NOT best played (1) buying in all cash, (2) buying and sitting on a property for decades on end. 

A and B neighborhoods typically don’t produce much cash flow and are more of an appreciation play—something the city has been seeing quite a bit of over the past decade.

This is where my mistake comes into play.