I'm all for open-ended questions but there are at least 10 different kinds of "vacant land" or "raw land" that you can buy. 

Raw land can be a tough sell.

It's completely raw and covered in trees but in prime location.

There are some property types, like raw land and mobile homes, that these lenders will not finance.

I've also read that this number could be around 1.25% per month with a total annual return of around 16%. 3) True or false... all properties have a 6 month redeemable period before the foreclosure process can commence unless the house is abandoned/vacant raw land... then the investor can immediately start the foreclosure process. 

If you're after raw land thats a different animal all together. 

1) Want to speed up ISD/getting through zoning as quick as possible2) Want to refinance raw land with that I own in an LLC with a 61,200 hard money loan out3) Direct abutters are making a fuss over every little thing because it's a community that is displacing people through gentrification, what can I do to incentivize them?

Of course factors such as condition of house aren't considered in my letter as I'm just trying to paint a simple, compelling case backed with raw data, leaving any subjectivity up to the assessor.

I have been reading, studying and investing in real estate and it looks like the predominant focus of my investing has to do with structures of some kind, house, commercial, etc, I am also getting more interested in land purchase and sales, whether improved or unimproved.My first question to the group is are there strategies and financial success stories of folks just making a living on selling raw land without a structure; if so, what; if not, why.My second question is what would be the added value for land that had a septic system, pad and electric at the site or if the house was a total loss, has anyone developed any strategies on making money on this or is this something to "stay away from".

He gave me his contact info and we started working on our first deal. after speaking with him a few times he started giving me info about what kind of property the thought we should be looking for. he wanted to find some raw land and sub-divide the lots into a community and sell the lots out one by one.