Specfic Development Questions

[Bob McIntosh]

Corey,
Thanks for the reply. I didn't want to hijack that thread so I started a new one... Let me delve a little into what I had in mind. I live outside of NYC, so that complicates things a little more, but at the same time makes them more exciting. I am looking to develop a mid-rise residential community. What I have noticed in my time spent looking for rentals when I moved out here is that they all suck (especially the larger ones). They simply care about money, and don't care about who, what, how, or where it comes from. There are a lot of fundamental problems with the way these places are managed, and how they treat their tenants. I am looking to hopefully change that with my development.

With that said this would likely require the full process of finding a lot (or several), demolishing whats there, rebuilding something new (there is more, but the development part is where I want to focus for now).

So that leads me to ask... What can you tell me about finding lot's, possibly having them lumped into 1, and ensuring that the zoning is appropriate for the type of goal I am trying to achieve?

Thanks!!