@Bo Bond thanks for the info.

Since I am not selling my lot and am building on they allowed be to put up a bond for utility costs.

You'd have similar returns and MUCH less stress investing in stocks (or bonds these days).

Your best bet is to buy a primary residence in an appreciating area (pretty much all of the dmv is that) when you are ready to commit to living there for at least 5 years if necessary, you can also buy rentals on the side but they should be thought of as investment’s just like stocks and bonds with a likely good long term investment but not likely to allow you to retire early or be “financially free” or whatever other stuff you hear on large parts of bigger pockets.

Do you know that your can take your $100,000 and make 5% with T-bills and 6.5% with AAA Corporate Bonds?

Maybe just pile into high risk corporate debt & junk bonds??

Have some of your wealth in RE, 401(K), REITs, international markets, crypto, bonds, etc...according to your relevant risk level but I think you can and should be invested in various different asset classes and markets. 

You would instruct your IRA custodian to purchase a piece of real estate using funds from your IRA, much the same way you would use IRA funds to purchase stocks, bonds or mutual funds.    

The RIAs will get compensated from the sponsors on your real estate investments and from you on the assets under management on the stock/bond side (if you allocate any capital to the stock/bond market).

I think its just getting over the design which is so rad that its hard for folks to instantly like it.. but like I said you look at new lexus Honda etc they have those front ends that look like sharks teeth and some pretty bold features on the body..