Still renting and value keep increasing Lessons learned?

BUT....With the rates dropping ( and they will)  Buyer interest will increase and the markets will immediately start to level first , then increase( prices) as both buyers and sellers see the market stability and value.

-As far as trying to sell land with no access, sometimes I've sold those to neighbors who want to increase their acreage, or utility companies, cities or other public entities who could use the piece for whatever reason.

I'd start by looking at where the money is going and how to increase your income and lower your spending. 

They tell you to request to market, but there is a max allowable increase which is a joke.

You will likely need to sit on the unit for a long time or reduce initial rent below the market for that unit to rent during the Winter. account for this by either offering a Winter special that will increase to market in the Spring or doing a short lease that ends in the Summer.

Wood has a huge variability in strength--between pine varieties, the stress which can cause them to fail varies by more than 2x and you can see 20%+ increase in strength as it ages.Then I have stress concentrations which will yield and then redistribute the load in practice, but not according to the calculations I'm allowed to do. 

This time, I would consider increasing your risk a bit now that you have the first one out of the way.

If JC is a must, that's fine you'll do well with appreciation and rent increasing depending on the market with in city.

There are some locations to stay away from but almost every single sub market of KC has value and increasing rents.