I have had my own training business for 6 years now, so I know the grind and hard work that goes into starting something from the ground up!

Any buy & hold investors that have 10+ properties have any advice for getting through the transitional phase?

Essentially a travel trailer/camper that lowers down to the ground/ice on frozen lake to fish out of.

My question is: How would you find the owner/holder of the ground rent? 

In my walking the property, I discovered a small, semi-buried tire dump (about 200 tires, I estimate) that would have been virtually impossible to know without boots on the ground.

John Brook's "Business Adventures" is perhaps the finest business book ever written, and covers enough ground about the stock market to be worth a read for any serious investor. 

There are many great areas to invest but the strength of the team on the ground is the major factor.

There is a "boots on the ground" advantage; between local networking and simply knowing the city better we can find deals that others might not be able to take advantage of.As a local, I think the additional investment in Memphis is a great boost to the city.  

I will have to hold my ground and find a way to be included on the title or walk. 

I am looking at a piece of land large enough to put 4 tri level town homes on it.The price seems high, especially for someone who is skimping on an agent (offered me 2k to "just put it in the MLS for him").Land is roughly 7,700 sq ft. and it is a corner lot.So on a rough analysis I would be looking at:$115 per sq ft for building costs13,400 total sq ft of buildings (to include garages)$1,541,000.000 construction costs$720,000 land sales priceTotal = $2,261,000Sales price per sq ft $200Livable sq ft $12,800Gross profit = $2,560,000Minus Expenses = $299,000Now, I haven't dabbled into building from the ground up but I would love to hear what I am missing in my calculations.