To be more specific, this is NOT a new construction, super nice, $2000/month property like we have popping up on EVERY corner in DFW.  

If you want something faster then pick out a cookie cutter house design from your local developer that does entire subdivisions. 

Put money aside in 401k and take a nice tax savings now, but not be able to leverage the money easily for REI.

Here are some of details...5 Acres LotIn middle of other Residential DevelopmentLand Developer is interested in development, looking for investor to buyGrowing area in DFW

One development?

I'm a family man and an architect living in Sunnyside, NY starting to research the market for real estate investment, maybe flipping houses could be a nice option due to my experience as an architect and designer.

It generates a nice COC return of 35% that I bought in 2011.I have moved to the Tampa Bay area and trying to find a new farm market.

My family has been in Real Estate for years, mainly on the finance side of development, so I have a proclivity for the industry.  

Martin ,,the other thing is folks that get scammed are usually quite reluctant to post about it.. one they don't want to be embarressed that they sent 500.00 to that nice person on BP who promised them a private money loan at 5% interest for 30 years with nothing down and no real credit.. this is RAMPANT on all social media from BP to Linkdin to Facebook.

I came across a local developer who seemed to have a good reputation and a track record buying small to medium multi-families, doing some work refurbishing and repositioning the properties and flipping them in a couple of years.