Also we've already gained some valuable relationships through attending local real estate investment clubs - NorCal REIA and SacREIA.

I'm looking forward to gaining valuable information from anyone who is willing to help. 

A third option for you motivation is that you want valuable experience AND profit (at least compensation for your time) to help this group get what it wants, I think a JV with an experienced land developer may be the best course. 

Well, the latest BiggerPockets Podcast seeks to answer those questions and provides valuable insights from one of the most respected business authors around - Mr.

I highly recommend that you check out ALL of the BP podcasts because they contain a lot of valuable and insightful information that will help you expand your business.

All the capex is generally fixed and is going to cost pretty much the same no matter how valuable the property is.

Hoping he will be a valuable resource long into the future.

We run a 98% occupancy at any time, guarantee all tenants we place by paying for their evictions (we evict less than 1% of our tenants annually), but most importantly, we understand that our clients' properties are highly valuable investments, and treat them as such.

I guess it depends whether you prefer to spend your time doing research so you can "learn for free" or actually doing profit-making investing.Even the most useless "course" may contain information that you might not find on your own.Truly "wealthy" people know that time is more valuable than money.

There is always plenty of money trying to find a home, but finding and being able to deliver on good opportunities is more valuable. 50/50 is too simple an approach and a mistake made by many novice investors, yours truly included once upon a time.