And as others have already stated, I wouldn't focus on the policy as the investment, just a means to grow and obtain other assets.They are longer term strategies, but can be a good "piece of the pie".

I do have some savings and i was thinking of purchasing a piece of land (~$400k) and build a house (3 bedroom 2 bath at ~$300k).

Also, in order for us to give you an opinion, we are missing a key piece of info...what was your initial investment. 

With that said you have some great ideas and always happy to lend an ear if you need to talk something through.

Also consider that newspapers are more inclined to run letters about topics - news, editorials and opinion pieces - that have recently been covered by the paper.

there is a nice front door entrance that goes straight into the second living room and a bedroom with 2 piece bathroom (no shower) which I'm thinking could work on Air BNB, it that's okay to have a unit without a shower on there.the rent upstairs for the 2 bedrooms goes for $1100 a month and I may be able to get $500 a month for the air bnb.

Those precious moments in the morning before my son wakes up are gold and I admit, sometimes I'm not as excited to see him as he is to see me when I've had a flow going.The best piece of advice I've gotten is to:Focus on 1 aspect of real estate investing.

@Jordan Moorhead That's a good piece of advice thanks for that. 

This is common in Massachusetts because as a whole we are certainly one of the less affordable states to live in.The Important piece to look at is that this article was written based on “Home Appreciation”.

My question is “ How do real estate developers come up with an offer they make to people on a piece of real estate?”