Putting some of your $300k toward surveys, engineering, and permits to get the property entitled could bump the value significantly without taking on construction risk.If you want to go bigger, a joint venture with a developer lets you bring the land and some capital while they handle the build, giving you a share of those $1.2M–$1.5M sales.

In fact, a recent survey shows agents reported only 1 in 5 homes (20%) nationally received multiple offers in June 2025.That’s down from nearly 1 in 3 (31%) just a year ago – and dramatically lower than in June 2023 (39%) (see graph below):This trend means you should face less competition when you buy.

When you show up to mow, survey the properties for those evil poos - pictures, document the # of poos, and charge the tenant based on the size & number of poos correlating to their animal.

The site has been surveyed and engineering is being completed now with the hopes of starting construction in the Spring.Current challenges involve acquiring access (either easement or purchase) of another piece of property so that I am able to extend utilities onto the property - 210' to the main water & sewer lines. 

Seek proper realtor services, do growth potential surveys, visit different localities.

We do a short survey with prospective tenant's just to learn at a high-level if they would even have a chance of being approved and get an image of their driver's license - as we employ a self-showing system for them to tour the property on their own.

Rental rate surveys should be performed at least annually, and more frequently if there are vacancies or lease renewals.Do they put contractual escalators in the lease?

To put it not so nicely, the government data is ****ing wrong, their collection methods are lazy and often survey based with plenty of assumptions.

I am extremely proud to share that, by our estimation, we have achieved and far surpassed this $1 trillion objective.Among the 3.15 million members who have cumulatively joined BiggerPockets, our survey data indicates that 29% (913K) have reached millionaire status.

Thought it might be interesting to see what mortgage rates were like 40 years ago  Yearly Average weekly interest rate1971 (beginning in April) 7.54%1972 7.38%1973 8.04%1974 9.19%1975 9.05%1976 8.87%1977 8.85%1978 9.64%1979 11.20%1980 13.74%1981 16.64%1982 16.04%1983 13.24%1984 13.88%1985 12.43%1986 10.19%1987 10.21%1988 10.34%1989 10.32%1990 10.13%1991 9.25%1992 8.39%1993 7.31%1994 8.38%1995 7.93%1996 7.81%1997 7.60%1998 6.94%1999 7.44%2000 8.05%2001 6.97%2002 6.54%2003 5.83%2004 5.84%2005 5.87%2006 6.41%2007 6.34%2008 6.03%2009 5.04%2010 4.69%2011 4.45%2012 3.66%2013 3.98%2014 4.17%2015 3.85%2016 3.65%2017 3.99%2018 4.54%2019 3.94%2020 3.11%2021 2.96%2022 5.34%2023 6.81%2024 6.72%2025 (through May) 6.81%Source: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey®