Quote from @Jared Leggett: Quote from @Corey Conklin: I know that moving away from home isn't what anyone really wants to do but in your situation it would absolutely change your life, financially (and for the better) if you left.Again, I don't know your situation but I can tell you that a sanitation worker in a small town in Kansas (town of about 12,000 people) makes more money than you do living in NYC.

I would do this first before engaging an agent unless you are extremely active.

The Metro Detroit MSA is about 4.3M people and the City of Detroit is only about 600K. 

I’ve actually had a number of people exercise their option and get a loan and buy the house.

The process is very involved as you'll have to navigate pre-construction activities that involve architectural plans and approval from the city and then the construction activities (Shovel to soil) take anywhere from 5-9 months depending on how much your building. 

Well, there are two colleges nearby, Delta State and Mississippi Valley but they are about the poorest 4-year public universities in the state and most of the people that go to them are from the Delta. 

I have a few concerns that I wanted to get people's thoughts on. 1 - Selling a quadraplex 10-20 years down the road seems like it may be challenging as the market for that type of asset is small.

Add in Trump, who printed 3 Trillion and mailed to people with his name on the checks just 5 years ago, and the Bond market has been guessing higher inflation risk component. 

Good lord. curious to the people behind this and what was their real estate experience

I know this may not seem possible, and probably not the answer you were looking for, but it would be worth partnering with another active investor, bringing in a passive investor(s), or even waiting until you have enough capital to deploy into the right deal.