I have paid for the airbnb market reports in our locale and it seems viable, but instead of looking just the raw data I would like to get the opinions of some that have already taken this path.Thanks!

It is a bit different with residential buyers of single family homes where it isn't the profit that gets squeezed with an increasing interest rate, but raw affordability.I would agree that rising rates will not create a dramatic uptick in foreclosures, although there will always be some newbies who structured their deals in a way where they won't be able to afford rate hikes.Other than being rich and buying things for cash instead of financing (or being the financier), you might use rising interest rates to your advantage in convincing someone to sell their property to you now instead of later when values may be lower due to higher interest rates.I'm not an economist, my opinions are just amateur ones.

So, pay vs do-it-yourself depends on how much you will use the gun.Unfinished hardwood is probably best left to the professionals unless you are seriously handy with tools.Just to see if we could, we did a pine plank floor starting with raw boards.

. #1 food producer. 75% of all food consumed passed thru my warehouse at at least 1 stage, be it raw in form of flour or grain, or mid cycle like the granola batch's or the sugar.

If he is well-informed and he thinks it will sell at a premium to the sum of liens then I guess he would probably stand to come out ahead if he let it go to auction from a raw dollars standpoint.

If she looked at you and thought, "man, he's really working himself to the bone," she wouldn't feel like she's getting a raw deal here. 

Theoretically, one can syndicate any type of real estate project, be it debt, equity, raw land, or even single-family residential property.

Does anyone how to 'give up' a few acres of raw land?   

There are a lot of reasons why people fail in this business -- and they are the same reasons that people fail in other businesses:- They didn't know enough going in- They were under-capitalized- They didn't have a plan (or at least not a realistic one)- They didn't execute well- They didn't devote enough time/energy to the business- They weren't detail oriented enough- They didn't manage well- Etc...Real estate is no different than any other businesses -- some people approach it correctly and do well; other people treat it lightly or don't have the raw skills necessary to be sucessful -- and fail.

It also helps to understand what you mean by players.Real estate goes through phases.Architects, Geotechnical engineers, structural engineers, mechanical engineers, design/build contractors, contractors of various kinds will be needed to design and build.If you are starting with raw land.