Either way, start networking with local real estate groups and agents, they’ll help you learn the Cleveland market better.

Yes there are some state specific languages but its rare on how they dictate JV's.

I’m interested in learning how to find land and subdividing it.

I just learned this has now become a voluntary requirement for the time being as there is a court order to stop this reporting.

Keep learning and assessing your financial position as you grow.Good luck!

Read a few books on real estate investing to learn the power of leverage.

Stay patient, keep learning, and leverage this community for support.

I recently learned that Fannie and Freddie offer financing that wasn't available to us for smaller purchases and I'd now like to pursue larger deals with this type of non-recourse financing. 

Just add novation language allowing the change of buyer name and inform the title company and lender of the change ahead of time. 

Learn how to evaluate a market by either reading and listening to a lot of content or by providing some sort of value to someone who already has that knowledge.