is always on my mind.With that focus/bias, the only type of partnership I'll endorse is being each other's capital partner.

Also, all the time spent putting a team in place is lost cash flow.I have to admit that I am a little biased because my company sells turn keys in Indianapolis and Kansas City, but I think with the right turn key company, you can minimize your risk and maximize your cash flow.

So watchout for biased answers .First point - If you think from a common sense / ethics point of view , it is clearly shady .

This is a small sample size of course, but I the area has a lot of potential (I do admit bias though as I love dutchess).

Yes, I am biased, but also know both areas.  

Now you may say that this is a biased answer coming from me, a transactional lender, but don't take my word for it.  

I might be biased because in our market land contracts are the only way to get close to a market value with no banks lending ,but I have to say, I have run financial model after financial model and the fastest way to build wealth is land contracts for me.

I own in an expensive area & buy in the same expensive area, done in a similar fashion as you Ross except owned in the cheaper outskirts area, have done well doing that, and have done not nearly as well buying cheap elsewhere, so I may be biased. 

For my 9-5, I work for a contactor so might have been bias but I had some doubts from your initial posts.So it sounds like you've paid $6,666 to the original guy plus $2,000 in direct purchase materials (kinda) and have paid $4,000 to finish/fix the original contract amount so I'm team stephanie.Sounds like you made a quick recovery and your direct cost of this lesson is going to be pretty reasonable all things considered.

., taking away my personal bias, how do I know if it is or isn't compared to the market/area and if I could get it there?