Typically 20 - 30 SE Michigan investors turn out for conversation and camaraderie which also plants the seeds for doing deals together.

Is it located next to any eye sores (major highways, power plants, etc)?

I would check some of the surrounding areas( plant city, lakeland ) for parks and cold call/ mail contract to each park. get it under contract, due diligence, and make sure to have an easy out so that you will not lose your deposit.Sebastian

My parent's house (That I grew up in) was owned by some real weirdos that left the place in very poor condition.To this day, some of the places in that house will give me the willies if I'm there by myself.My wife, who is quite the logical individual, proposed that as a child (a very small child) who was already intimidated by the size of the house, I may have had some child-like fears of some of the spaces.Even though the house has been renovated, her idea is that something really subtle... like smell, felt texture, or even temperature may be causing a buried memory of those very child-like fears.Makes sense to me, anyway.

If they were planted as a crop, I can guarantee they are Loblolly pine.

Many of these LL's work full time at the GM plant or somewhere else and really never had any interest in it, except trying to make a buck.

just plant a bug in their ear but don't make yourself sound like a super investor (they'll forget about you quickly that way) let them know what you are in the market for and give them an occasional call. just make sure you'll be ready to play when they do call.

Like planting seeds that come up later and bear fruit.

Keep in mind that not everything is listed in the public records, and if you have a good relationship with a title company and have a particular property in mind, run a title search, go to the plant yourself and review the recorded maps for yourself, know the subdivision or area you are buying in well.

That way someone else helps with the cost of power plants, water systems, and airports.