It was a great lesson in vetting tenants going in and also DIY skills.

Do you have skills and/or upload pages yourself?

So because its such a shotgun approach in certain markets.. ( Portland being one) your response rate will be very low) so they are shocked to even get a call.the next thing is these folks listen to what's written here but they have no phone or sales skills.. they may be young and think it cool to use old technology.. but their target market is not young and not tech driven.. they simply don't understand what they need to do.Their are definite sales skills that are needed to cold call people and then turn them and close them.. think of Stock brokers etc. its called a one call close.. your one call to get an appointment .

Having only one aspect such as land may not be sufficient in an equitable exchange for the economic benefit for the use of money.If someone has no management skills, no experience, no capital or income, and can't contribute anything to improve the land as labor, but has 1,000 acres and wants to borrow $1,000.00 that is not an equitable exchange. if any lender did lend in that situation it would be a predatory transaction.

I'm checking to see if anyone has thoughts on what areas in DFW will go up in value like we've seen happen with Knox/Henderson, the Bishop Arts District (Oak Cliff), Deep Ellum, and other areas. 

It all comes down to your experience and negotiating skills.

Creative Financing is the Art of "Horse Traders."

Confirming what we experience every day, if you're not doing the work yourself, then good luck finding a contractor in Southern California who can answer your call.http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/business/20170830/la-construction-firms-cant-find-enough-skilled-workers-amid-too-much-demand-for-fixing-up-homes-granny-flats

Originally posted by @Linda Weygant:Thank you @Art Allen - that's the most comprehensive explanation I've been able to find anywhere.  

I'm sure there are more skilled persons in finances/taxes/lending that can jump in on this forum.