Identify the zoning characteristics, political environment, and real estate market demand parameters for each parcel.With the wide variety of sites you delineate, there is a wide range of different development characteristics to research, design, entitle, and sell or build for each project.

There is talk of the pro-tax environment possibly pushing out the overall average cycle time another few years before the next down turn.

A nice environment to "network" with others and for you to learn "the lay-of-the-land" here in South Florida.You can "Google" David Dweck or Boca Real Estate Investment Club a link for is:  B.R.I.C.   

Seems like a very professional environment.

In the commercial construction environment, the contracts are so robust and cumbersome that many subcontractors don’t even read them.

It makes for a much better environment than dealing with students. 

You'll meet other like minded people, potential even deal partners, and avoid the "sales pitchy" environment of some of the larger seminars.

This is merely an assumption based on current rate environment. 

Brent, my-worth-what-you-pay-for-it tactical advice would likely be similar to Thomas S. actually :  stress test the various loans under different interest rate scenarios since we have a rising rate environment.

I've seen some conversations on BP recently regarding balloon payments, refinancing, and interest rates, so I thought I'd share a short article I wrote for my firm regarding forward commitments and how they vary betwe...