What infuriates me the most is he targets people in the south and people who go to church, in other words people with traditional values who are more susceptible to his "be prudent, save money, no debt, invest in mutual fund" snake oil.  

Good question, Did your purshase come with minerial and oil rights?

They highly recommended we use Valspar Cabinet & Furniture Oil-Enriched Enamel.

Better left as "temporary structures", like rvs or mobile homes.As others have stated tiny home movement is not just about being cheap, but high end small, including the appearance.I think you can garner a ton of support for a solution to homeless, and maybe not so much just trying to sell these to end users.Another thought would be selling these to the oil industry, perfect for rig/ oilpatch  temp housing.

As far as the areas, the best way would be to spend a lot of time in your car driving around and connect with some local investors that can steer you away from the lemons. 

Who buys oil and gas leases?

@Adam Engleman as long as oil prices are doing well, yes.

Do the other products (cigs, food, oil, candy, soda) make money?

  #1 for college grads.https://therivardreport.com/census-data-san-antoni...3) Houston - emerging; tail winds of reconstruction spending / oil firming up.  4) Albuquerque - defensive. 

A Ranch can mean many things.Income producing cattle ranch (agri-business), a bazilion acres in no oil dryland Texas for cheap with an Aeromoter on a well and an old shack, a hunting spread in the country, etc...Desire, I don't know.Ranch or highrise, it will probably depend on the RISK and the income potential, and what the money will be used for.Is the income and deprecation coming from a business or real estate from a tax perspective, might be important.Also 80 investors--do you know 80 accredited investors who would invest in anything...It might be easier to find a 4 million dollar investor vs 80 people (hearding cats), or a couple of investors who could pony up (and will follow through on paying when the time comes.What is the exit strategy for this?