Looks like two different planets.

We have one or two quality wholesalers that we are open to working with.

My father did this in Portland on two properties, for elderly people I think. 

They take two years to build these and then factor in the new market pricing to essentially ride the appreciation wave.

Kyle, south of Austin, ranked No. 2 with a 9% increase to 62,548 people, up from its third-spot ranking last year, while Leander, northwest of Austin, saw a 7.6% boost in population to 80,067 people, according to the data.In the new data set, Austin's population is pegged at 979,882 in 2023 — up 0.5% from the year prior — dropping it from the 10th to the 11th most populous city in the country behind Jacksonville, Florida, which has an estimated population of 985,843.Still, the Austin metro isn't stagnating.

Some transport companies have house kats that can get off the road and onto the site for an additional charge or you can hire a third party if the access from the road is limited.  

There’s no reason to go through a disaster (I'm mid recovery myself) and not get the financial upside by becoming the developer and selling a finished product versus raw land.If you have to completely rebuild, it’s a two year process at minimum.

They have equity in a property or two and are hesitant to deploy it.Other investors I have worked with have found if they deploy this equity into a newer property as 25% down payment, they are able to find deals that work very well. 

I am not going to move into a dormitory style house and raise my two year old in a location with poor schools and incredibly dense housing, unless I have no other option. 

Do a 1031 exchange and buy two replacement properties - one for $250K cash and one for $250K using the remaining $50K of proceeds as your down payment.Once this is done your 1031 is complete.