I've heard flipping might be a good place to start, but would love to hear about people's opinions and experiences in these types of markets.

It's because most people don't understand how money works. 

What are homes / lots selling for in each area? 

As for the development fees/taxes, my understanding is that it only applies to new construction with the intention of selling or leasing should they not contain enough affordable housing units. 

@Cynthia LeiteMost crm’s can do this, you need to create tags for each group of people and communicate based on the tags

Does anyone know if there is a website or platform that connects people looking to invest in a syndications and those that may want to sell their shares? 

Or transfer ownership to the LLC before selling? 

Does anyone have nay suggestions when it comes down to screening besides the basics.I know some people like to visit potential clients homes to see if they are clean and orderly, but that can be a bit challenging when we are out of state. 

I do it mostly because the veteran real estate investors here know you never find anything but human feces and decades-old porn behind water heaters, and I think it's a great private joke for all of us about how weird this business is, especially seeing how the newbies react, all offended that anyone could possibly be dishonest here in the forums about finding rubberbanded and cellophane-wrapped stacks of used twenties in a hundred-year-old defunct crapshack in Yinzerburgh, of all places.And every year, right on the button, I get a bunch of people who insist they know exactly how I should invest my found money.

It may not make sense to become a rental at that point, but at least you will have some equity under your belt if you wish to keep it or sell it .