It's a great way to talk through your plans and goals for real estate with people that actually understand! 

Jeff and John are extremely reasonable and may give you a handful more great ideas based of what your end goal is.  

Basically, these are lands that technically qualify as Sending sites, but that have issues such that nobody really wants to build there.

@Jacob HavlovickBigger Pockets is a great place to find a real estate tax accountant.A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

Laguna is a great area I have some good friends down there if you need some references. 

@Fabio Cattolico"if I could get an out of state property for a great price and the numbers seem promising, wouldn't it be good to start off like that if I'm in a place where buying is unaffordable?"

Hello, I am looking into brrrr method and think it would be a great fit for me.

Denise brought up a great point about passive investing through larger deals.

I tried the "fix it" option on the Stessa site, and it constantly gave me the error that there was a problem with my bank?

As for finding a contractor, asking local investors for recommendations is a great start.