Knowledge - negotiating skills and being pro-active are the elements required to make deals profitable.

Subdividing raw land is not for the inexperienced, you will need to know about subdivision laws, wells if applicable, perk tests if applicable, utility installation, zoning, deed restrictions, flood zones, phase 1/2 environmental tests, legal access, and I'm probably forgetting a couple. 

We've taken classes they've offered and have incorporated aspects of CPTED...crime reduction through environmental design.  

You still need to continue accumulating additional funds for every element, for every year "remaining life".

We also make it clear when we do so, that moving forward it will be tenant charge unless the plumber reports tree roots or something clearly beyond tenant control.4) Also during move-in inspection, particularly if the tenant is new to living on their own, I would review operation of certain basic elements to ensure they DO know how to use them.

Some of what you're looking for is more legal than tax (Asset protection, use of entity) but I can definitely advise on any of the tax related elements of all of those items. 

There's a huge element outside of your control that affects the timeline to liquidationThis makes it difficult and riskier to do "one offs" unlike traditional real estate.3.

This move comes in the wake of a substantial tax credit approved by the Ohio Tax Credit Authority, projected to save the banking giant approximately $30 million over the next 15 years.What You Need To KnowEconomists say Ohio has great tax incentives, available land to build, natural resources, and few environmental regulationsEconomists say the ripple effect of the manufacturing and job boom could be good for the state Ohio’s unemployment level is at a record-low, the workforce boom creates an opportunity for college grads or people from out of state to fill jobsThe influx of new corporations represents a vote of confidence in the state's robust workforce, low cost of living, and logistical infrastructure.

And because we are using subs that ONLY do one element  so we have 10 to 12 subs per job that we coordinate ..