you can build one development and entitle raw land and get 30k a month with your balance sheet and cash drawdown ability. no one who commented in columbus really does that but it's what I do. if you want to buy one at a time or 3 at a time and take your time in older housing stock I would but ground up land development and real estate development is very good and strong and new construction is on fire in columbus where the economics work very well. 

Here is my raw advice from my experience: - Divide up contractor payments into 4 (1st before project start, 2nd 1/3 of the way there, 3rd 2/3 of the way there, and 4th after project finishes).- Tell him if he can finish the project within the date, you will give him an extra $500 but if he does not finish then he won't get it. - Call every 2-3 days to get project updates - Pay for materials with your lowes pro business credit card over the phone - Ask contractor for itemized list of things that needed to be doneThe above will ensure your sucess.

Imagine something like - syndicator buys $100M apartment complex, $100M "diversified" portfolio, $100M in raw land, $100M in retail, $100M development project, $100M in small businesses, etc.

So bookings will mostly come from one or the other.The scammers go after low hanging fruit.

Good luck, and may your investment endeavors yield fruitful results!

It's a veggie according to a produce guy and a fruit according to a botanist.

The off-market properties I'm seeking out personally are almost always low end (of the local market) , 95% raw land or tear downs.

The taxing officials realize that there is no one around to protest these sorts of increases, so it is always attractive fruit to pick. 

She also wanted an exterminator for the swarm of alcoholic fruit fly visiting her empty Wine bottles, not rinsed but a haven for sludge/dregs & fruit fly wine tasting.

I can see this being fruitful and less expensive than trying to mail out letters.