Welcome to the forum.
I do not buy nor sell, so others can comment on strategy from that point of view. This is a very complex industry and learning about the title issues, leases, risk, deals, etc. requires specialized knowledge.
There was a recent thread on the forum about buying acreage for a newbie. Use the magnifying glass for the words “next generation” Jan 28 post that received some useful feedback.
“Next generation young adult wants to buy first set of mineral rights-needs advice”