Natural appreciation usually takes holding the property for at least a few years (just depending on what the RE market does going forward).  

Because of the nature of a tax lien, it would be difficult to obtain financing from a commercial lender secured by the tax lien itself.  

Prices a few years ago were based on expectations of (in addition to interest rates staying low): - Then current operating cost assumptions (like insurance cost expectations being flat)- A seeming disregard for record levels of new inventory / supply hitting the market- Extremely high inbound migration expectations which are likely to not be met, due to both natural disasters and the boomerang effect when people from California or the Northeast move to the American South and hate every minute of the humidity, the large and relentless swarm of insects, and the occasional hurricane. 

Naturally your property must sell before you can take title to the new one, but nothing prevents you from getting it under contract and make the process as smooth as possible.  

Any comment made about a positive experience with him has been from an account with little to no information in it, or of some other suspicious nature.

I am talking in general, especially for investors successful enough to park a few hundred k not leveraged at those returns.  

Plot 1: 2024 market value of $6,900. 45x120Plot 2: 2024 market value of $3,800. 100x94I'm still pretty new to the game, so I have no experience with land deals, ground up construction, zoning, things of that nature, and am wondering what the best play is.Sell one to help with acquisition costs and build an ADU on the other?

. - Many areas around the country allow for ADU Construction - house-hackers enjoy similar benefits to remodeling projects by being naturally on-site for ADU construction. 

Urban Development land swaps are often used as a strategy to: - Consolidate public land holdings - Acquire important natural or recreational areas - Facilitate development while ensuring community benefitsLand swaps can provide several benefits to communities: - Preservation of open spaces and environmentally sensitive areas - Creation of new public parks or recreational facilities - Protection of wildlife habitats and corridors - Improved land management efficiencyI searched for some Urban examples for reference: 1.

But given that it expressly includes a specific performance provision I would not be ignoring it… and neither would a judge or mediator.Real estate is unique by nature.