Just make sure you get a healthy down payment, preferably 10-15%, but at least $5K, so that your buyer has a stake in things.

I've been hunting abandoned homes for the past week and love driving the communities and waving and smiling to dog walkers and happy school children.

Your return is healthy and those homes would have a higher chance of getting appreciation than the home you pay $50,000 for that rents for $900 to $1,000.

I attached a sample 1004MC showing where you should look (the report is from a relatively healthy market in UT).

Because my first reaction when I think of that property is to smile and get giddy (lol), I kept it and am glad I did. 

generally depending on end value of home builders want to spend no more that  20 to 35% on the dirt of the total gross cost of project.now that gets very skewed in HIgh priced markets were you might pay 2 million for a lot  ( think Palo Alto CA) and spend 750k building the home and sell for 4 million.in reverse you have homes in Texas and other areas of the south.. that guys build for 50 a foot  sell for 75 a foot and only spend 10 to 15k for the lot.. only way to make it workso on my stuff that sells for low of 400 to high of 700 I want to be in my lots 100 to 150k max.. and of course if I get a lot for under 100k I am SMILING  :)  Christmas came early.

I smile as you are describing what is popularly known as "joker brokers" - the seemingly endless line of in-betweens who all claiming to have direct access to funds or product ownership.  

this isn't taking into account possible appreciation and tax benefits.So - these numbers look fairly healthy.

It depends on my overall financial health. Is

If you plan ahead and are healthy, it is possible to grow the health savings account significantly to pay future medical expenses.An HSA can be self directed like an IRA or 401K, but money is not taxed that goes in or out of the account.