I have made numerous fruitful connections through BP so far which is awesome!

Point being, if you're building this on raw land, the $80k project budget is gone before the foundation is laid or the land is paid for.

Apples and oranges are both fruits, but very different. 

Someone mentioned speculation, that is not estimating appreciation really, speculation usually hopes for a greater valuation in a short period due to external influences, such as a highway change, a change in zonning, a new market influence such as a large business or public park being located nearby the subject and it generally applies to raw land more than a residence.

He can definitely be raw, harsh, and rub people the wrong way.

If the land is completely raw you will struggle to find financing outside of hard money.

I am not willing to wait to enjoy the fruits of my labor until when I am 60 - I may not be here...

Just a few options you have to invest in are: residential and commercial real estate, undeveloped or raw land, real estate notes (mortgages and deeds of trusts), private limited partnerships (limited liability companies and C corporations), tax lien certificates, foreign currencies, and oil and gas investments to name a few.

It hasn't been too fruitful yet.

It's hard to have a fruitful discussion about eugenics (a topic introduced early on in this discussion) without the agreement on a common moral code, which is going to be highly dependent on religious beliefs...There are parts of eugenics that people oppose specifically on religious grounds, but that most non-religious people would not find at all morally objectionable.