—building deals & joint ventures  I'd start with the biggest and cheapest ($25.00) to participate in, AZREIA.org

I was getting a few from google and other related real estate forms to build my own super comprehensive deal analyzer.

I want to build something that I can once day show, teach and pass on to my young son when he grows up.

I have seen this a lot where the older buildings are just old and not as insulated as well as the newer construction..

A duplex gives you the opportunity to live in one unit and rent out the other, which helps cover your mortgage and builds instant equity.

That's very broad since it depends on what type of product you want to build (single family, multifamily, and in what markets/cities and at what scale (one or two units at a time, or larger), etc. 

Hey Tye, what I would do is check if there are any new builds happening in the area.

Familiarity breeds trust and trust breeds conversions.Marketing is how you build that familiarity.

It wasn't clear if you were talking about GCing your own build or hiring it out.

The build to rent or build to sell model is great.