I know the area, it is a hot spot for grad students and young professionals (as myself), with a few large developments coming to area as well.

Best to go with a professional.

Another option I've heard of is a being part of a syndication but I've run into the issue of having to be an accredited investor which at the moment I am working towards.

I will send more professional black and white letters or something with company logo if you have one. 

Professional Home Buyers (Tony Javier), PropertyRx (Ben Sherman), and Friendly Home Buyers (Jeremiah Johnson).

Their entire business model surrounds purchasing land inexpensively.We have found that, in the time it takes to develop an urban tract of land, you could have flipped 20+ properties to professional developers and generated much more equity for your self without the risk associated with development.Hope this helps and I wish you the best.

In this time span I am doing flips and saving from my current professional career.In this 1-2 year timeline we would we would meet on a consistent basis and develop a solid plan of action to acquire these syndication deals.At this point I would like to connect with people and see if our interests align and if we could work well together.I currently have interest from several people that have either an extensive finance background or have many properties in their portfolio already.I currently have no deals in my portfolio but what I bring to the table is experience in building websites, marketing (specifically search engine optimization), good financial understanding, and a great ambition to succeed in real estate.If this is something that interests you please message me for more information or to ask any questions. 

Developing relationships with asset managers is no doubt a solid strategy, but I see no one talking about developing ongoing referral sources from other financial professionals like attorneys (any kind), accountants and financial planners. get just a few of these guys in your corner referring one or several of their note-holding clients to you per year and you now have an ongoing referral system that keeps on giving.

I would do two things: get professional bids on renovations (no fly-by-night contractors offering to save you a buck) and ensure I have the funds set aside to cover the cost.If you don't want it, I'm happy to take it off your hands.

Even if I had a team of professionals to help I don’t know what choices to make in home design and of course it would cost more than doing it on my own (while working a full time job).