However, a recent delay in its opening, now pushed to 2025 due to supply chain challenges and other logistical issues, has created a mixed landscape for real estate investors.Real Estate Growth: The Big PictureWhen fully operational, BlueOval City is projected to employ about 6,000 people.

The contractor will give you better pricing the more you use them, some GCs increase their price, but those are the ones you would like to not use (side note, of course with inflation you need to pay your people right, but it needs to be reasonable).

As an investor in a market where cash flow does not come often and appreciation is a bigger play, I understand your mindset. 

Start networking with local agents and investors for insights, and talk to a lender to get pre-approved to understand your budget.

This is correct, so I would disclose every aspect of the sub to and how it relates to the seller, perhaps going so far as to insisting the seller sign off on an acknowledgment that he understands the ramifications.  

This is easy for some people that have lots of friends investing in passive real estate opportunities.

I understand if a contractor doesn't want to agree to it.

As with most people starting out - having the 20%-30% equity to put in the deal is the challenge. 

With people continually migrating from CA, more jobs moving here (Tesla Semitruck factory being built as I type this), I don't know how this gets solved. 

Investors should fully understand that Section 8 is not a cure-all for Class C & D tenant challenges, it's just trading one set of problems for another.We see too many investors not doing enough research to fully understand all this and making naïve investing decisions.