I found a listing in Northern California on Zillow that is vacant land with approved plans for building a home.

You can easily do this on a spreadsheet and it will take less time to track than it would to find and learn a new software.

You find this out by talking to people, speaking with past residents, people in the industry, or mystery shopping the property.Using technology to pull in data so you don't have to manually type it in, is helpful, but other than that, I would not trust automation. 

Shaker seems a bit more restrictive with POS and taxes, but more family-oriented for the schools. 

Quote from @Amanda Dobbs: Is there a place to find Private Investors as in one person?

I attend some of these events myself in CLE, and I usually find them on that site. 

In this case, we know they have no investment experience, no real company and not much more than a dream of working for themselves.  

@Eric DeNardo I would be happy to share some information about my experience investing in Costa Rica.

I’m in a similar situation in Concord NC.

Yes, This is true!