There is no reason not to talk with the owner, provided you understand that you are most likely spinning your wheels.

Midtown is being dominated by WSU, Detroit Medical Center, Cardinal Health, Henry Ford Hospital, and the Illitch's(Little Caesars, Red Wings, Tigers, and now Pistons).In each of these cases providing workers/residents mean spin-off business have appeared(gyms, coffee shops, bars) or established businesses have made major upgrades(some liquor stores don't have bulletproof glass in midtown, or the bowling alley adding a cafe and event space.All development is subsidized by tax breaks/credits in all cities.

Colin, another possible spin for you is to become a hard money lender.

It does feel like we're spinning our heels a bit but the results for us are better than we predicted!

My head is starting to spin regarding insurance options.

His material played a huge role in my early days of figuring out the land business and I know he's still putting out helpful content.It's been a lot of years since I've seen Jack's course, so I can't say firsthand what it looks like today, but from what I remember of it, it was enough to get me through my first few deals and get my bearings until I felt confident enough to put my own spin on the process.I think you'll find that most of the land investing courses out there (the ones that teach the flipping method) will explain a very similar model.

This is exactly the dialogue I was hoping to spin up!

These are commonly called split or mixed use properties.The IRS gives you the option to spin off a portion of the single structure you live in as a place of business. 

(I’m also an agent so I always ask well if you’re not looking to sell are you looking to expand your portfolio or some spin off of that)I’ll update after I speak to 100 ppl with your pitch

All it does is make your head spin.