Every so often I have heard people say they have found tax lien/deed lending, but I think that is pretty rare and not widely available.   

And is there any angle I'm not considering that would make this an unreasonable idea to pursue?

I’m confused by the wide margin in prices seemingly in the same areas though it’s  possible the neighborhoods are different in such a short distance.  

But the concepts apply across a wide range of topics, so I'm posting my TED talk separately.1.

This is the angle I'm attacking. 

Hey Marc,First, I would need to know the goals of this LLC, as operating agreements vary widely in purpose. 

As a region, the phrase “The Poconos” is linked to a wide variety of areas that have much of the same allure in common.

Let's turn this crystal ball a little bit, and look at OWC from another angle.

Quote from @Milton Chamberlain: Hi Joe,KC provides a wide variety of investment opportunities with its cultural city point and wide variety of standalone suburbs and (further out) rural farm communities.

This allows for a wide variety of ways to achieve the goal thru all aspects of real estate; investing in assets that have great capital gains potential but may not cash flow (options, land, redevelopment, gentrification, etc. ) utilizing “fee income” to build my estate (syndication, brokerage, partials, participations), and “creating” high yielding notes, and “creating” wealth through creative real estate buying, selling and exchanging.