If you want development/investing, stack experience now: join a local sponsor or GC, underwrite 1–2 deals a week, walk sites, and learn entitlements and capital stacks.

In addition to that my professional organizations (National Association of Residential Property Managers, Maryland Realtors, and Harford County Board of Realtors) are great resources of information for me on this subject as they try very hard to protect their members.If you are not a licensee or member of a professional organization I would suggest trying your state's Department of Housing/Community Development (or whatever its called in your state).

Make sure you develop a good relationship with a handyman and a cleaner.

It is not close to downtown, does not have some old beautiful houses, high crime is not changing, income of the people is not changing and there is not a bunch of new development in the area. 

I'm an investor building a small SFR/duplex portfolio and working to do more lot splits and development work.

There are two major developments going into this area - one on the cooper river near the old navy base and the other on the ashley river. 

Web development is a craft!

Not advertising a deal, just trying to understand what “market” looks like.Hypothetical (but based on a real situation):- Location: Central Los Angeles, Jefferson Park–type area- Asset: Existing 4-unit multifamily on a single parcel- Context: Within walking distance (~0.5 miles) of an E Line / K Line rail station, so it appears to fall into a transit-oriented development (TOD) pocket that should benefit from SB 79 upzoning (higher minimum density / height / FAR if standards are met)- Ownership: Held in a family trust tied to a probate / conservatorship, with a court-supervised mandate to (a) preserve the asset and (b) use it to support an elderly beneficiaryThe family side can realistically contribute **land only**; they don’t have the balance sheet or cash to run a full entitlement + construction process.

I have one I'm developing now and I wasn't aware there were others.

Indiana has good options too, especially in places like Indianapolis, but Columbus really stands out because of how much development and appreciation potential it has while still cash flowing.