I'm a land broker in Southern California. 

To experienced investors, I'm a RN based in Fishers, spent the last two years traveling.  

It really depends on what you prefer, some prefer crypto currency (not me), I prefer private lending / mortgage notes and structured it in a way where there is no ordinary income taxation on it, so it is treated as a qualified dividends.You can invest in anything / any type of business, it really is based on what YOU want to invest in.

A good realtor (which is sometimes hard to find) is a great resource to estimate current property value and ARV, however, remember that they are going to give their opinion based on what they see on the market.

I'm a Longmont based investor/agent and have been hosting a monthly REI meetup in Longmont for a few years now.

I have met a lot of people but I have always wanted to start a group network in miami, which is where I am based.

There are many paths, but just getting on the road, hitting a single to get on base, anyway you find fit to add value to you and others is the best way to get going.

I'm taking all of the expense percentages like 10% capex, 10% pm, 5% repairs and maintenance, 10% vacancy, $100 ish for home insurance based on my area, 0.7% for PMI based on my credit score, and then standard amounts for utilities, lawncare, and WiFi. 

You still have to know the pro forma rents though since literally nothing meets the 1% rule based on in place rents.

Most of the older folks in the area who hold the land are approached constantly by developers so a small family looking to do what they did 30 years ago might tug at their heart strings.