What are some "soft" considerations?

It gave me a very soft launch into investing.

Lame was going to do the third property which is another 22 units, but it is "outside of their area" so after giving me a soft "yes" on the third property, Lame ultimately declined on the third one.

Does anyone know a rough ballpark on the soft costs of upgrading raw land to a point where you can start the vertical build (permitting, other entitlements, grading, utility connections, water and sewer, etc)?  

I understand rural NY is quite soft.. so I suspect the market is pricing itself for risk and lack of appreciation..if you can start with this and build on it.. seems pretty good if you want to be in the landlording trade

I have a job that demands most of my time and energy, so I think i want to play the soft game.so that leads to investing in REIT like options?  

If you're not lucky and it's not copper coming in, with the age of the building, it's possible/probable you have a malleable soft metal water pipe that you're not exactly sure what it is when it comes to legal disclosures (thus the non-permit work, City would make you replace the malleable metal water line if you pulled a permit).

The resultant 'sand' is soft and first creates a subsidence which then becomes over time the sinkhole.Central Florida is saturated with sinkholes and the whole state is pock-marked with them.As Georgia is in close proximity, I would assume it to have similar geology.

Home needs to be moved, The home has a few soft spots in the floor, bathroom needs to be tiled, toilet needed, bathtub needs repair, carpet throughout home needs replacing, no A/C. 

One thing I'll tell you, is that under the 250k Price Point new construction in most areas where the land is in dirt cheap isn't going to be an option because it's too expensive and the profits aren't there.Maybe you'll get some different advice from Builders, but as a flipper I just don't see it being worth it to build new with all the soft and hard costs, plus the risk in the length of time it takes to be building under 250k in decent areas