Much of the federal land out here in the west is used as range land for ranchers, oil and gas extraction, logging, mining, military training, recreation and conservation areas, etc. so it's not like it's not being used.

That said, expect to deal with a fair amount of fluff leads.The two best strategies I’ve found are inbound methods: direct mail and Google Ads.Direct mail can be expensive, but it can also yield highly discounted properties.Google Ads, on the other hand, doesn’t require data extraction like calls, direct mail, or texting.

Are there any recommendations from anyone who have found certain news sites or data sources to extract data from that has helped them understand the current market landscape in their target area?

In San Diego I recommend descaling tankless annually and this is significantly more effort than draining 5 or 10 gallons from a tanked heater and changing anode every 5 years (by the way always use impact wrench to extract old anode as breaker bar can move water heater messing with other connections).  

If I had to choose, I would always prefer cold calling over texting for this approach.The two best strategies I’ve found are inbound methods: direct mail and Google Ads.Direct mail can be expensive, but it can also yield highly discounted properties.Google Ads, on the other hand, doesn’t require data extraction like calls, direct mail, or texting.

Tax benefits are great, and the ability to extract equity without selling is very beneficial when trying to scale.You don't have to BRRRR, you an always buy an apartment, fix it and flip it.

At current valuations and rates, after the high LTV refi to extract value the properties have huge negative cash flow in virtually every market.  

If you purchased at high LTV, in 6 months there is unlikely to be enough equity to be worth trying to extract equity.  

Have you tried to extract the value add; have you gotten an appraisal?

However if I do a BRRRR I can achieve infinite return by extracting all of my investment.