Being a part of the local REIAs in both towns can help you understand more of what is going on.  

A broker will be able to help you determine the value of the land. 

I would need more info to really help, but feel free to reach out to me any time.

Its not usually cut and dry so more of the story would help.

Several people told me I shouldn’t do this, but it’s one effective way that helped me scale up to 29 SFR in 9 years.

Hope this helps!

I'll try and help any way I can.

Dave Van Horn is a collegue of mine and I am glad that he was able to point you in a direction that helped you feel better about your retirement planning. 

Shoot me a DM if you want some help with finding a condo or house with a low rate that's on market.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.