A developer has approached me about borrowing $200,000 on raw land.

I just finished my first direct mail campaign for raw land or vacant land and I'm running into this exact same issue.

Free but it's just a ton of  raw data.

Point being, if you're building this on raw land, the $80k project budget is gone before the foundation is laid or the land is paid for.

Someone mentioned speculation, that is not estimating appreciation really, speculation usually hopes for a greater valuation in a short period due to external influences, such as a highway change, a change in zonning, a new market influence such as a large business or public park being located nearby the subject and it generally applies to raw land more than a residence.

He can definitely be raw, harsh, and rub people the wrong way.

If the land is completely raw you will struggle to find financing outside of hard money.

Just a few options you have to invest in are: residential and commercial real estate, undeveloped or raw land, real estate notes (mortgages and deeds of trusts), private limited partnerships (limited liability companies and C corporations), tax lien certificates, foreign currencies, and oil and gas investments to name a few.

I would have supported Bush's decision to invade any country that discernibly had nuclear capabilities (not just raw materials) and that was not cooperating with U.N. investigations.

The advice of if you wouldnt live there it's bad (lol), it's like saying if you wont eat it it wont sell, well, I am not a fan of eating raw whale or fish eggs but I am pretty sure they sell for a hell of a price.