Invest time to interview people and build a team.

Try building a coal-fired power plant or nuclear power plant without tax credits.

The reason people hesitate to pursue ground-up construction here is because it's costly, unless you're building a two-family home where you can live in one unit and rent out the other.

That way, you build equity and cash flow at the same time.Feel free to reach out if you want to run any numbers or talk through a deal.

The only property manager I know there handles commercial buildings.

I am still pretty new to the area but I am ready to jump in and start investing in multi-families in the Albany and surrounding areas.  Since this is something that is best done with a team of experts that know a lot ...

You can also try building your own website and get very good at seo or ppc in order for the homeowners to reach out to you. 

Yes I understand that possibility, that's why I try to build relationships with the builders that I work with so they know that I'm trying to get them a good deal and I know that I can trust them with any potential contracts.

Do people other than tenants in the building have access to the area?

Here‘s both, from the BBB: https://www.bbb.org/us/id/coeur-d-alene/profile/wealth-building-seminars/lee-arnold-system-of-real-estate-investing-1296-1000121183/complaints