I’ve found BP users to be very friendly and willing to share their knowledge and experience.

The meter is connected to the internet and I can monitor water usage by the hour, day, week, month, and year.

Members of Illinois REIA, including me, use Rent Perfect for tenant screening.

Then take next best highest and use tenant and figure out rent per sq ft they could pay.You could possibly sell the land to an end user tenant, sell the land to a developer and make a spread, ground lease the land, or do a NN or NNN lease and construct the building.You need to analyze the tax implications of selling outright and paying higher short term gains capital tax versus developing and then converting to a new value created loan of 65 to 75% LTV.

I have listened to the podcast on and off for the last couple years and have been interested in real estate but for the past 3 years was working on an internet startup. 

@https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/KatieL13I am lending money to fix and flip 

If you invest capital gains in these zones then you can defer the gain until 12/31/26.Also if you invest in these zones before 12/31/19 and hold the investment for 7 years you do not record pay gains on the appreciation of the asset.The main criterion other than being in designated areas is that you have to either be the first user of the property or substantially improve the property.

Keep in mind this is not the most user friendly website lol:https://www.huduser.gov/portal/ushmc/home.html#state_mapFrom there I try to find sub markets within the metro area that are close to the median rent, have a unique draw (walk ability, close to jobs, good schools ect) and are either in the path of progress or in a very supply constrained area.

There are numerous articles on the internet that talk about this perceived issues and reputable ones disprove any problems.

For example, if you are looking to connect with other members near you, want to learn from people in a specific area you’d like to invest in, or have a desire to find people interested in certain topics, you could start your search here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/users