hello guys,i'm a complete newbie...my father owns a 20,000 sq ft land (we only use 3800 sq ft for a small convenience store & lawn mower shop)....a lot of real estate brokers have come to us to say we should build something in our empty lot because it's just sitting there empty not being USED...so i went to the chamber of commerce, went to the city and talked to couple of designers & surveyors...the problem is I have NO REAL IDEA what i'm doing..what i would want is to USE the land MOST EFFECTIVELY as possible (build a 2 story commercial property to lease out to several commercial or office workers)....what is your advice on DEVELOPING something that will PROFIT?

I have been involved mainly in the commercial real estate development of my community through my role as Chamber of Commerce President.

Naw don't think so....Get out of your echo chamber and do some real thinking.

we can split it xyz %- go to chamber of commerce meetings where there are business owners who have this type of temperament and have a few bucks. start talking about deals you are looking at- go to REIAs and seek out the folks who may not have time but have some money and you are the answer- begin talking to friends and family about opportunities and how you can build wealth (don't go the hard sell, but get really excited about it.  

The information is from the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce and other sources. http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-Midwest/Ind...http://population2016.com/population-of-indianapol...http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-large...Feel free to call me if you have any other questions.

Your chamber of commerce will probably have the economic data you need.  

Reply to Ads posted on Free Classified AD Websites and the newspaper "I buy houses" Ads ask if you can add them to your Buyer's List.Go to Chamber fo Commerce, Real Estate Clubs and online forums pass out your business card and Vcard.

I am watching the vapes podcasts such as bigger pockets wholesaling seeies and I am having trouble figuring out how to source deals.

@Erica M Chambers charge what the market will bear.  

Find out where jobs are going, call the chamber of commerce and see how white collar jobs in particular are changing.