Here is my situation. I want to start investing and have land and time to do so. I currently am looking at too options. 1) Build a new home that will appraise for about 110-120k with an FHA loan and live in it for a c...

Expertise will outweigh geography when it comes to selecting a firm to work with.  

Speaking as a full time real estate agent (who just returned from a site visit with two investors), I work VERY hard for my flippers.I'll run deep comps, know the neighborhoods and apply expertise to helping them know which properties to consider and more importantly, which to avoid.Example - the house we just looked at is on the market as an REO at $209K.  

So create a PLAN  that solves that issue ( ie: no more college students, only rent to mature professionals, etc etc...) and maybe another plan to improve the property ( specially the exterior - cities love that) and go NEGOTIATE nicely with the city.

Actually I don't have 100 properties or even close so don't really have any advice or expertise on this, but have always wanted to use that saying and now seemed like a good time!

I really need your Expertise on seller Financing.

I'll make sure to plan for that now and reach out for help when I need your expertise.

Pay Per Click Advertising (Google, Yahoo, Bing) - This is the fastest way to generate leads, but requires expertise, a very well designed landing page, and the ability to respond immediately.2.

They're worth their percentage in the expertise and information they can provide, and often work for a reduced percentage for their investor clients.

It sounds like you have a pretty enviable dilemma.