Have you talked to the local authorities?

I have a lot in a small Texas town that I am looking at for new construction, essentially as a raw land flip over to duplex or SFH, which I will then house hack for a few years before renting out fully. The potential ...

What I like about this is that I also use Cozy for rent collection so it is easy to transition your tenants to this payment service if that is your preference.I will say this, I also check the local civil database for any open cases.  

My only current debt is the mortgage on my condo and two small car payments.The local market is so inflated I'm not sure if I would be able to make any profit here.  

Show up to your local lender's office with transcripts and something showing your job description/responsibilities/duties in-hand.In my area, we call this the "Tech Wizard Special" because the CompSci guys go from being starving college students to $250k/yr working for Google overnight, but often without a long-established credit history and only a few months on the job.

I do have someone to work with locally, as well.

Like making friends with local Deli owners to keep an ear out for you type hard.

If you still want to look into this, perhaps research if there are any federal, state or local agencies that have money available for people looking to invest in those types of areas.

@Andres BlandonI'm not sure where your property is located but the area is being revitalized so you could sell it to a developer or another local investor. 

Look for the local REI club.