I'm using invitation and #10 envelopes and like yellow and pink (per Michael Q).

Getting the first one is harvest and most satisfying.

For example you can't expect high rent when the place looks like 1970's with green carpet and pink formica counter tops.

He used to do timber harvesting back In the day.

You could also reach out to a local forester / logging company to see if you could pull any money out of it on the front end by harvesting some of the trees.

Would the 30 acres be appropriate for harvesting timber?

The sustainable aspects such as solar, rain water harvesting, and a micro farm are gravy. 

Attend events, meet people, harvest your own leads.

I wouldn't be intimidated by HOAs...often times HOAs are just in place to pay for maintenance of the neighborhood sign, pool, clubhouse, & to prevent you from painting your house hot pink :)You should be able to drive through the neighborhood and look at the different houses and get a pretty good feel for how strict the HOA guidelines are...If every house is immaculate, with similar architecture and exterior finishes then the HOA is likely to be very strict and you may need to be concerned about the HOA covenants & restrictions...With that said, as other have recommended, have your realtor pull the HOA fee & association bylaws and covenants/restrictions to find out what you are getting into...

You can start soundtrack of Pink Floyd's 'Money' song.This program was started around the Inland Empire area, Riverside/San Bernardino counties.