I am a very communal, tribe before self type of person even when I have such little to give I offer what I have for the good of the team.

Any law that tries to do otherwise conflicts with sb13 and ab2533 (unless the unpermitted units was created post dates of protection by those laws).i agree he should get it permitted especially if close to the price quoted, but issues due to unpermitted units that are protected be sb13 and/or ab2533 present minimal risk and if it does happen get HCD to assist in any issues. 

Or is it more common for land investors to self-fund and scale gradually?

I got to my current financial success through a series of well thought out endeavors but with a massive sink or swim element as I am often self guided..."

I am a Broker in Madison, WI as well as an appraiser and self manage some rentals. 

Good question to ask when screening a PM is if they are real estate investors themselves.If you want a PM to be proactive or knowledgeable on where/when to add value (asset management assistance), find one that is an investor.

Thank you for your time and assistance!

.- Plan: apply this rate to pass-through and self-employment business income.

I have found no record of him online aside from self-published articles made to make them seem more reputable than they are.  

My PMLs are people with self-directed IRA who are perfectly fine with 5-year term while earning double-digit returns passively tax-free in their SDIRA.