We did not develop a large urban population until a century or more after the New England states.

This is assuming you plan to build a quality house that's gonna be a very comfortable home for at least a quarter century with minimum corrective maintenance.

(old ones would last for half a century)

4 pages or arguing if a primary residence is or isn't an asset in the most complicated, in depth, detailed argument of the century.

There doesn’t seem to be very many movers at all.Whoever can modernize the mobile home moving industry into the 21st century, will become a massive millionaire.

It’s located 1/2 a mile from downtown and already has active renovations taking place to early 19th century homes.My initial plan was to build 6 units on one side that are roughly 1,400sqft and then 8-10 on the other in form of a “pocket community” - single story small homes.Given the market, I’m debating whether building homes for sale is a solid idea vs. building for rent (even completely reimagining what would go on those lots) or a combination of rentals vs. homes for sale.Any thoughts on how best to proceed?

Also enjoyed listening to the Podcast, its refreshing seeing/hearing people talk about properties that we typically see in our area....small multifamily early 20th century balloon-frame builds.

I remember one author said the deal of the century comes around at least once a year.

This is just a form of compounding my return, by accessing it multiple times instead of once.Albert Einstein was a pretty smart gut, and when asked what he thought was the greatest invention of the 20th century he didn't say the car, the airplane, the wheel or fire...he said Compound Interest.  

East side of town has mostly smaller and older homes (early 20th century), with some newer construction sprinkled in.