Once the time is right, with enough research, I would jump into a market (hopefully local if affordable) and get started.

It’s worth reaching out to your local tax office to explore options.

We have tried multiple local collection agencies, and we have not received a penny for over a hundred thousand dollars of bad debt submitted to them.We keep hearing, "It takes time" but it's been well over a year with the most recent one.

Is there a local developer/builder who might be interested in the whole package?

I’m not local, so I’m trying to get a feel for what it’s actually like making deals in this market right now.

It forced me to reach out to developers, to engineers dozens of local builders and most important like minded individuals.

Finding an engineer that's highly regarded locally can help slipstream your efforts.

I've found deals in local online groups on Facebook, simply asking people for what I want. 

I would say that the value he brings is finding the deals, doing an initial diligence, having a local team set up for renovations/repairs/property management as well as knowledge of the neighborhood.

A plumber said the furnace was working?