Hi all,I have recently established my land acquisition business with the goal to purchase parcels of land, either within data center opportunity zones or areas with the potential to allow for data center development, rezone the property with submitted plans, then sell to developers ‘shovel-ready’ within the various jurisdictions of the Commonwealth of Virginia.I understand there are multiple mechanisms that come into play including obtaining financing (partnering with an experienced investor), utilizing land-use attorneys, land surveying and engineering firms, appraisers, as well as approval from local planning commissions, board of supervisors, etc.Would there be any investors who are currently active in this niche?

Situated in Houston's vibrant inner loop, it ranks among the city's most coveted and rapidly expanding neighborhoods.Job Growth: Houston is expected to add approximately 57,600 jobs in 2024, continuing its trend of robust employment growth.

I'm a MEP design engineer looking to expand my investment portfolio and I'm just getting started and trying to learn all that I can.

Top Landlord-Friendly States: Texas: Pros: Strong property rights, swift eviction processes, no state income tax, and a robust economy.

As long as all the above are allowed by zoning and culvert possible via city building and engineering, and none of it blocks ROW, that neighbor couldn’t stop you, and his free “green zone” goes bye bye.

I've hired a team of Software engineers at about $80/hour, the going rate 2 years ago was $225/hour.

At that point we needed something more robust.

Engineer and architect to verify buildable and permits able to be pulled 

:)JasonWell it's going to depend on how flexible your engineering job is.

Laying off older engineers and investing in AI.