With RE I'm buying the land, building, and cash flow/appreciation with it.

There are no secret negotiating tricks, low ball offers with love letters, or highly intelligent investors from afar that can win bids due to awesome use of language. 

Quote from @Zachary Cain Humphrey: I believe one of the best methods to create wealth right now via STR is to buy land and build new construction.

I'm just south of you in the Hernando area and would be happy to talk ball with you.

But California also has pretty onerous land-use regulations that limit supply, and there’s been a lot less financial distress than people were expecting, with one of the lowest loan-to-value ratios on outstanding mortgages in the country.

In Illinois you can own properties in a land trust that is managed by an LLC.

I just landed an internship in a zoning office and I have been doing it all to raise funds to put towards my first investment property.

I have most LLC'S in my state where most properties are located.I do have a Wyoming LLC that is the beneficiary of a TN land trust that owns a cabin in Pigeon Forge. 

On that campground, we have a conditional use permit (CUP) and have been approved by San Bernardino County by land use services to modify the prexissiting CUP with some additional units, dry to wet campground, pool, gazebos, utility building, etc. it’s a big project.

I said go talk to your attorney I will trade you the house and some cash for the land so you will now own your house free and clear and not have to move.Attorney comes back with 225k for the land i give her another 100k in cash and we do the swap.