Single family with an in law might be a good bet for house hacking, btw.Quincy has some definite upside and i think is still an “inefficient market” growing around public transportation. and i would check out hyde park in boston for growing gentrification as well as neponset ave and morrisey  blvd in dorchester where a ton of development is planned 

I've spoken with developers who thought they could convert the apartment units to condos one by one as tenants vacated but that doesn't work.

Quote from @Dondi Johnson: My situation:I'm 60 years old, working full-time in logistics/warehouseI want to transition into real estate investing over the next 1-3 yearsMy goal is to eventually build and develop holistic communitiesI don't have a lot of capital right now, but I'm willing to learn and put in the workWhat I'm interested in:Wholesaling (I understand this requires little/no money and is good for beginners)Bird-dogging (finding deals for other investors and getting paid a finder's fee)Creative financing strategies (ways to invest without perfect credit or a lot of cash)Partnerships (working with investors who have capital while I bring hustle/deal-finding)My questions:What's the best way to learn wholesaling from scratch?

Fees: most jurisdictions (cities, counties, et al) have multiple fees associated with new development. 

They had about 200 separate properties from small garden apartments in SAC to big land deals ( I ran their land development end as an independent contractor) Brian you will like this one..

Develop a team.

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Unless there's a tax abatement which is sometimes the case in certain municipalities that reduce property tax burden as means of promoting new development, expect expense ratio to be closer to 35%.

The developers know they develop trash and sell off fast as possible and then hold the diamond tenant and locations to sell later at the best cap rates.

I’m based in Dubai, where I work in international sales and broker relations for one of the region’s fastest-growing developers.