I am a bit skeptical sometimes so I assume these lots are fake when indeed they may be real.

@Nick HoltyI've literally accepted offers $20,000 over ask and after inspection, they ask for $20,000 in discounts with "fake" issues (I'm a GC who does full renovations so I know if anything hasn't been taken care of)- there seems to be a real disingenuous effort by some buyers to get a property under contract with the sole intention of negotiating it down so I reject anyone who does that and steer my acceptance to people with more clear intentions/offers. 

I can also offer website services to them free of charge because of my company and I’m planning to get my RE license too, as I’ll state in a step below.Step 3| Continue running my business — I have removed myself from it enough that I’m only working a few hours a day — this will allow me to work for free for my mentor and still bring in money to support my family.Step 4 | Get my RE license so I can:a) buy houses of the MLS and save on commissionb) be a part-time agent to make cash on the side while making connectionsc) add even more value to my mentor by having access to MLS and the ability to make offers on properties.Step 5 | Use our $120k to buy a home (planning to find a good deal and rehab — of course — but we will settle down in the home, not sell it for profit and move the next year… we want to plant our roots.Step 6 | Refi cash out of the house to use for my first deals when the time is right.

The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. 

@Erika Geoffrey, I am a local agent and investor in Utica new york. we are a small but growing citie of about 80k people with lots of new economice development ($500M Hospital, $500M auto chip manufacturing plant, as well as over 2M sqft of new WH and distribution space.I would love to talk to anyone more and discuss the opportunities here.  

The first time resulted in replacing the screen door closer (6 months old), the front porch light fixture (3 months old), giving up on two dead trees in the front yard I had planted 6 months prior, a roof leak, and drywall ceiling repair. 

Home to an Intel plant.

Decatur just announced a 300m simmons project. https://talkbusiness.net/2019/03/300-million-simmons-foods-plant-takes-shape-south-of-decatur/?

You might have to build a treatment plant.   

First there is a lack of curb appeal no plants flowers etc to distract and improve on a strange entrance.