We are cash poor and cannot afford much good land outright, but could seek spec loans if needed. 

Completion rates are even lower for solar (14%) and battery (11%) projects."

One thing we are doing now is we hired someone to do monthly walk throughs of our properties to make sure everything is in order (not just with the cleaners, but also the TV remotes having batteries, the pool table having chalk etc).

I think I would really enjoy spec home building.

I'm looking to build a spec single family, the problem is that I don't have W2 income as I'm transitioning in my career.   

Also, if you shoot me specs of what you are looking for in an investment property I can send you a market report.

X has been homeless for decadesand stole battery packs from Lime scooters and electric bikes.While soddering (sic) them together in his unit, he started afire from the lithium battery packs.

@Andrew Warren I would also mention the LTC for new construction spec is typically 40/60.

The tenants sent one picture of a spec of mold on the wall and that was it.

These are affected in my simple mind by interest rates and the cost of entry into new home market and there are less specs than normal in some markets for the same reason.