When my accountant was with H&R Block they functioned this way and even though he could prepare my return in about 1.25 hours it would cost me $1800 because of the number of inputs I had specifically from my 7 properties.

I like the mechanics garage one could also take massive cost seg on all that equipment.. and same could be done with doctors office.. i did that with a dermatologist a few years back and it has worked out great helped young doc walk right into a functioning practice without her having to go borrow hundreds of thousands to outfit a shell..

@Scott Trench Had a deal close last month with a combination of your scenarios/players.

We have super low property taxes and insurance (about $2k/year combine), and we have landlord friendly laws.  

Use the lookup function.

Just have the key locked up somewhere with a combination.

From a bookkeeping standpoint, this makes everything a lot easier as long as each financial account is used the way it is supposed to be used (no commingling).I would just caution you to think about the functionality of that structure within your day-to-day business operations before pulling the trigger on it.Make sure you're keeping things as simple and efficient as possible.

Completed lots with Concrete roads, and water and sewer are costing more than $70,000 per acre in development cost, and are yielding 3 lots per acre, Combine development cost with prime land acquisition cost of $70k/acre, and your lot cost is over $45k/lot.My recommendations for you, 1.

Hello Kyle,There are lots of things to consider, and there are lots of different types of Zoning for residential.For example you could be zoned residential, but the minimum lot size could be 1 acre, and you are buying 1 acre, in that case you wouldn't need a developer, you would just need a builder.For example, lets say you have 5 acres and a perfect rectangle property, that has an existing street that runs the long ways of the property so you won't have to put in any streets, you will simply need to get with a surveyor, figure out your minimum lot widths from zoning, and file with the municipality to get your property subdivided into lots.Once you have subdivided lots, you can either sell the lots outright to a builder, the cleanest transaction.Option 2, you could try to partner with a builder so you can split the profits, most builder's will want you to guarantee the loan, and still charge a build fee before profit splits.Option3, you can hire the builder, obtain the financing, and keep all the profits.Option 4, you could do any combination of 1,2, and 3. 

I don't have much experience with anything outside of rental properties but i am very willing and open to go into a whole new direction.What I own so far:One Multi Family Building (4 Units)Six Single Family HomesThe Multi Family Building and one of the SFR are owned free and clear (Estimated value of $2.3 Million combined).