If we partner with a builder I am assuming they'd get a percentage of ownership and at that time we'd let them handle everything dealing with the actual development- land clearing, managing the contractors, as well as all other costs.

I'm not a builder nor developer although I have worked with both in the past to develop land.

I too knew builders and investors that took their own life in those days..

talk to a few banks to find out how loans work and what the costs are, then if those numbers work a few builders to find out timelines.

Hello all,I am trying to determine what I can contribute to a potential joint venture involving myself, another investor, and a builder.

There is a HUGE lack of builders and tradespeople in the area and that alone, I believe, will keep driving prices indefinitely.

Yes, we have a builder's risk umbrella line during the course of construction.

YOUR BUILDER OR CONTRACTOR MADE A MISTAKE – WHAT CLAIMS CAN YOU MAKE?

Aaron,If you have the info on who insured the Builder you could file a claim. 

To make a long, expensive story short, we discovered that builder failed to insulate an entire 3rd attic space and didn't seal wall cavities up in the main attic or insulate chases properly (Inspector failed too).