@Nicole SchertzerIts great idea, only if you can buy the land dirt cheap, as that's the only place to save money, construction cost has less to no room to negotiate or save even when you are not going top of the line units. also, I listened the bp podcast which came in couple weeks back(can't remember the #) and they talked about it, great concept, just a little hassle to plan and time each step. it's going to be pretty good for long terms :) ,do alot of preparation, planning and don't let anyone scare you.

I was so scared new appliance got stolen.

Real estate is poised to help lead a recovery in many markets if federal policies don't scare off lenders.

If you can obtain the schooling and a employment with a higher salary with benefits (health and retirement plans are key), it opens up lots of opportunities to invest in real estate. 

Amish pay into their church every Sunday but in return they can borrow money from the church for things like health insurance or more importantly a house loan.

What scares people about the Southeast is natural disasters (hurricanes) and wages are not particularly strong.

We're about to see massive bankruptcies in oil. ...oil employs 500,000 Americans alone...many are losing their job....towns that boom thanks to oil...rough times ahead...retirees living off oil dividends...broke...banks financing these oil companies...losing money hand over fist...holders of junk oil bonds and companies loaded up on debt...bankrupt...countries that rely on oil production to make their economy run...recessionNone of this is meant to scare anyone as there are still a lot of UNKNOWNS. 

--Roger BabsonCourage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.

Connecticut from what I have been told, has done away with the 'due on sale clause' which previously scared some people.

I doubt sellers will know what a wholesaler is, and if they do, I'm sure the sound of it would scare them off.