Most of the bad noise right now is about downtown skyscrapers and REIT or Syndication apartment complexes where they played short term versus long term interest rates wrong.  

If he makes less 94K a year and married he can take advantage of zero tax rate which would come into play. 

You have to value your time, leverage your skills, and execute a long or short term play. 

Play it smart by aligning your investments with your goals, timing, and risk appetite.

So I used to work for a basketball tournament that played in Washington IL every year and so I often visited that town plus Peoria.

You just have to do a LOT of homework and play by the rules.

Dalton,A multi LTR strategy sounds like a great play for 2025.i would suggest attending any and all REI meet ups in your area that you can find; my brokerage hosts a bunch of them up in the north east and it's been huge for our growth.i would also suggest finding an investor focused agent.

I want to play the long game. 

Should I play harder and get into land development?  

I don't know what the issue is/was, but I think a lot of customers want to play games and he probably did his best to keep them on the straight and narrow.