However, the initial costs for land, labor, materials, and permits can add up.

I'm originally from Sugar Land!

Buy and hold land for future sale4.

This is the same exact result as if you did not sell it.This is assuming that you're buying depreciable property as a replacement and not, for example, undeveloped land.

I have over 40 years of land development experience as an engineer so I can assess property pretty quickly.Anyway, someone came to me with a couple of off-market properties.

., I always found that the steepest part of my learning curve as I transitioned from SFR to STR to Commercial land development and MF (all using 1031 exchanges) was learning what "didn't translate" from the prior type. 

Condos are pretty straight forward, but as a foreigner you are not allowed to own the land.  

If you're interested in the crowdfunding route, the top ranked sites that focus mostly on hard money loans are: Patch of Land, Peerstreet & Peerrealty.

Hi all,I recently posted about this topic and unfortunately did not receive any responses.I have recently established my land acquisition business with the goal to purchase parcels of land, either within data center opportunity zones or areas with the potential to allow for data center development, rezone the property with submitted plans, then sell to developers ‘shovel-ready’ within the various jurisdictions of the Commonwealth of Virginia.I understand there are multiple mechanisms that come into play including obtaining financing (partnering with an experienced investor), utilizing land-use attorneys, land surveying and engineering firms, appraisers, as well as approval from local planning commissions, board of supervisors, etc.Would there be any investors who are currently active in this niche?

If people think things are getting better, I have some swamp land to sell you.