You're better off working a tight geographic area, becoming familiar with every street, housing tract, schools, new growth and problem areas. 

BiggerPockets said i did not have to be an expert to learn from and join a community consisting of experts. to  prove my dedication to myself to pursuing yet another lead to the freedom i fantasize of, i signed up to the Pro membership. with sooo much information out there on anything that piques an interest its difficult knowing what to digest and what to detest. i want to build wealth using the vehicle of real estate investing. i want financial freedom from the powers that be real estate investing. i am married and a father of 7 children, 4 of whom i am physically responsible for. i hold a commercial license which i currently wield to operate refuse compactor trucks for private sanitation companies.

He has a survey but has not submitted for the tract map yet (cost $15,000 and then has to get approved by the city). 

I'd honestly buy a duplex somewhere like the spice tract in the SW area.

I am a very optimistic person, but building a house, unless it is a tract home builder, scares the crap out of me.

This guy bought a tract home in 2005 for $138K (built 2003) and later moved to a bigger home.He's rented the house for 5 years (1 tenant in that time). 

It works decent in tract neighborhoods.

Here's an article called "Understanding Basement": https://buildingscience.com/documents/digests/bsd-...You can also do a keyword search on their site for similar articles.I suggest finding a local architect and pay them a fee to do a "feasibility" for the zoning/in-law suite question so you know what you're allowed to do.Good luck!

Hi,I have a question pertaining to the legality of quitclaiming property to someone without the use of a lawyer specifically in the Carolina's.Looking for a way to quickly transfer land small tracts of land.To me it seems like a little bit of a grey area that is not explicitly legal, but rather legal if you convince everyone involved that it is.Just wanted to know if anyone here has had some actual experience doing something like this.

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