With REI, you can do this within months, which means (when you factor in the compounding effect) the growth is much larger...and faster with REI....and, the Stock Market is far more speculative.  

Oregon has very strict land use laws and if the farm lies outside the Urban Growth Boundry, there's no way he'll be allowed to build one duplex, much less six.If he has land, there are many developers or builders who would be willing to work with him to build.

The big picture is it looks like an opportunity for income growth.

@Michael Gunn I am interested in out of state deals in any market that has growth potential and strong numbers.

.❏ Population growth (census.gov / bls.gov), Employment growth, Household growth, Household income growth.❏ Good place to live.- Nice kept neighborhood,- Neighbors know each other. - Older "established" neighborhood, 20-30 years old.- majority of houses are lived in by the owners as opposed to being rented out.- Owners have lived for long periods of time.- Has convenient consumer amenities and shopping are good.- Commercial with residential should not be mixed.❏ Feel the area...- by driving around and making sure you like that location.I tried finding those through Realtor.com, Zillow, Trulia, Redfin, etc., but I realized they don’t have all the houses, and all the data I need. 

Manchester is also rebounding, but due to other issues (which will take a much longer conversation), growth will continue in Northside and Eastside before the single-family market in Manchester sees a lot of action. 

There are a lot of homes and developments going up in the Lexington Area because of the growth in population and businesses.

PG county is pro growth.

You've probably seen the recent UT report on population growth projected out a few decades.  

What if this is real growth fueled by companies moving here and people moving here as well?