Know that you can buy zip forms directly, you don’t need to get them from an association.

@Zander Kempf I’m a STR co-host and could definitely talk more with you if you need PM without the high fees associated with that.

Check with the local apartment association  and become a member .

He also is a director at the New Orleans Real Estate association, is very knowledgeable and always happy to help new wholesalers and investors.

First, if you have a passion for investing in real estate but don't really want to make it your full-time job, then you should either go to university and get a degree in a field that interests you (having a job makes it much easier to access loans to finance deals) or start working straight away and join university in 3 or so years (many universities have a lot of 'older' student supports and discounts and this way you enter uni with an income). 

Area often get frequent highs over 100 degrees in summer and soil not the best.

ConclusionWith real estate, you can enjoy passive returns for years to come, benefit from steady appreciation and have a high degree of leverage.

It cash flows positively.Operationally, What makes it most attractive is that because it’s a condo building- the building has their own management and maintenance staff and association rules.

Many times you need to be accredited. but there are crowdfunding deals that you can get into with varying degrees of entry.  

Wonder if owning the undeveloped lot gives you full voting rights in the association?