You’re spot on about both FHA 203k and Fannie Mae HomeStyle loans being great tools for renovation projects.

And being near garden of the gods that I a great spot for an STR.

I’m starting to dabble in real estate investing and a local agent told me this is a great spot to network and learn.

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Overall, it’s an excellent solution for smaller portfolios because you can easily spot any discrepancies.

What I don’t understand is how to overlay all of that information to pick a good spot and I also don’t understand the appropriate thresholds for each of those indices (income, percentage in the target age group, and how dense).

My objective is to buy about an acre of land, that is already leveled, access is being done, and utilities are going to be 5 feet from the property; and then build 3-4 shell retail spots on my plot, owner occupy one of them with a business and lease out the others.I am meeting with a developer this weekend, but have some wrong numbers regarding the average cost of building a shell space. 

I can spot these a mile a way.

I have the second address and spot meter report completed and having plans drawn up.  

Also, are they closing on the spot or just prospecting?