Added bonus; all those classes usually count towards a RE license, so I got one of those with little effort.In my experience, the tougher path usually yields the best fruit.

DEED RECORDED 09-26-2013 JUDGMENT ORDER RECORDED 07-31-2018, DOT NOT EXTINGUISHED BY HOA FCL SALE18125-08-419-0068160 FINCH FEATHER ST8914320040514-1603 - 1ST DOT - $160,300** UNABLE TO INSURE **ACTIVE BANKRUPTCY CASE - NO ORDER LIFTING STAY ENTERED19140-30-315-0263517 FOLAGE DR UT 18911020070927-2867 - 1ST DOT - $225,000DELINQUENT TAXES $109SEWER - LIEN $218HOA W/NOD - (ASSESSMENTS) RECORDED 03-15-2019 $3,60720177-18-210-0488339 FRESHWATER PEARL ST8913920061115-3655 - 1ST DOT - $340,000TRASH - LIEN $31121125-15-112-0077271 FRUITFUL HARVEST AVE8913120150515-1879 - 1ST DOT - $478,

The trades are gaining popularity again and will be very fruitful in the future for those that go that path.

Others have mentioned "signals" that help identify low hanging fruit (e.g., no online presence and w/in 5 miles of superwalmart), but I'm still wondering if their is an intermediary stage in financial analysis before digging into the expenses.

It took me over a year and a half of religiously posting on BP to see the fruits of my labor significantly pay off.

Raw land in the immediate area is being conservatively valued at over $25k per acre.  

Is it ok to exchange a property to a couple raw vacant lands?

I know investors that approach the MLS and real estate agents and use the strategy of "Wholesaling Lease Options" on properties with sellers who want full market price.Going after MLS properties and For Sale By Owner is the "low hanging fruit" of real estate investing.

All the hard work put in now is a seed that will bear wonderful fruit later.

I've heard of folks doing something similar with financing raw land but I never considered how cheap you could get a mobile home.