We pull raw data and run call / text campaigns, also do a lot of social media ads, they have been expensive and producing lower quality results recently than earlier in the year so we put them on pause to adjust the campaigns.

There are times to put a single digit yield into your portfolio based upon the raw dollar discount and based upon what you want to accomplish, but that note better be rock soIid in quality of borrower equity and borrower performance. 

Hello - I'm not a newb, jack of all trades master of none.

I have a piece of land (18 acres) identified near me and believe after much observation, networking and general market observations there is a definite nee...

There is a link at the bottom of the article to download the raw data on the largest 169 MSA's. https://www.aei.org/nowcast-10...

The titled owner has a certain amount of time to pay back taxes and penalties or the land becomes property of the investor.)You can buy raw land (in remote, cheap areas) and remarket it (to rich people who need a getaway and are accustomed to expensive land)You could start a title agency (title agencies are buried right now because of low interest rates) and I suspect the backlog will continue until the flood of deferred foreclosures starts.You could become an appraiser (much demand because of low interest rates)You could start a home inspection or commercial building inspection business and possibly leverage your engineering expertise.You could design a new type of home or innovate a construction process that uses cheaper/eco-friendly/durable materials or saves time -- or makes rich people feel better somehow -- and revolutionize RE with your new building technology.You could start a single-member LLC, open a Solo401k,  and roll retirement funds into it so you can use it to invest in RE.   

I am really open to SFR MFR and even potentially raw land investments if the opportunity presents itself.

I think the best thing to do is to research raw land investing & land development so you know how to evaluate those deals.

As that big number of Millennials continue to enter the market, it will keep demand high.Cost of raw materials and labor are through the roof, meaning new construction costs are going up.Many of these factors would have to flip drastically.

Don’t put raw meat in our freezer or you’ll be charged $400 something like that. 

Have you thought about possibly changing your strategy for the short term and possibly looking at raw land that can be split into lots?