The rent-to-own websites are awful from what i can tell and there's no way people are actually doing deals on there.

Got me in my career as a Realtor I have worked with many people looking to land bank, but now having taken the course I can give more targeted strategy guides on where to buy land that will maximize their planned hold time.

And while most people are wrapped in a warm blanket of 𝐴𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑠, opportunity knocks and you're not answering the bell.Here’s why your "watch and wait" approach could be costing you:Yes, values are softening in many places.

Quote from @Adam Macias: A 50-year mortgage sounds like affordability — but it’s really it'll be debt that never ends. lolOn paper, stretching a mortgage from 30 years to 50 lowers the monthly payment, yes.But in reality, you’re paying far more in interest while barely building equity for decades.If you buy a house at 25 years old if you're lucky, you'll be 75 when the mortgage term ends...It’s housing that feels like ownership but functions more like renting — just with a longer contract and a higher total cost.The real problem isn’t the length of the loan.It’s the affordability crisis that’s forcing people to consider lifetime debt as a solution.Until we address prices, wages, and supply, extending loan terms only delays the inevitable...The further elimination of the middle class chasing the American Dream of owning a home. 

Quote from @Victoria OHare: Hi BP Community,I’ve been focusing lately on buying and selling residential mortgage notes, particularly first-position, performing notes.

You never know just how many people in your sphere of influence share your interest in Real Estate investing.

Problem with that is most people don't think ahead and plan.   

Get clarity from the two contractors and vet the remaining people and work as you did at the inception. 

For a newer investor, a long-term rental in a steady market might be the safest next move.To maximize your money, consider house hacking or buying a small multifamily, you get rental income while living in one unit.

A few replies will come from honest people who have actually been successful investing out of state, who will be cautiously optimistic.