Real estate developers aren’t going to be able help you with the lack of information, but there are things you can do to choose a decent site to develop.

• Is your site near transportation?
• Is your site easy to build on with easy connections to utilities?
• What restrictions does your land have to development?

If you’re planning on a 30 year investment, I’d look to see if your region has a long term development plan. If so, buy land near a planned highway or commuter rail. If farm land is not protected, buy farms and offer to charge cheap rent to the current tenants. If a road is built, look into seeing how you can get buses to your site. If rail is built, try to be close to the station.