You are endangering both yourself and your clients to Fair Housing violations.

You will most likely have to personally guarantee the loan, but that’s pretty normal.Most any other ways to obtain residential financing will only endanger if not pierce your corporate veil.

Also where utilities are located and any easements needed to tap in for commercial applications.The traffic count on that side of the road and any cross streets will play a role as well.The 2 acres her land sits on might not be as valuable as the Kmart and Target side or it might be more valuable to the right corporate tenant.They have varying degrees of criteria and like different things for different reasons.The more elevations and dips the property has the more it will cost to grade it.Going vertical is mostly the same cost but the grading and other issues to get there is where costs can get expensive.Demoing a house is very cheap and not that much of a concern for a developer cost wise.What does concern them is the city and county architectural requirements to build there,traffic lights,road ways,required retaining walls do to slope issues,soil composition with drainage issues and or rock formations,rivers and streams with endangered species,historical sites or houses,properties next to funeral homes or graveyards,etc.Those types of things along with of course demographics are of a big concern to a developer.If the 2 acres is on the corner or next to it where a pass through from the corner property once built out can be obtained you have good value.The further it gets away from the corner the more it limits who wants to be there and what price will be paid for it.

I suppose that's another way of saying "How do you make a large REI without endangering the rest of your assets"?

The can eat pets and can endanger and ocasionally kill people, too.

Some variables include: lot size lot width front, side & rear setbacks wells septic testing historic considerations endangered species artifacts found on site hazardous substances on site former uses, like gas station, junk yard, etc.

Be respectful, be honest, and get expert advice before endangering your current career.

Steve Babiak & Chris ClothierJust to reassure you that no one was endangered: I did have a master electrician look in to it who assured us that all the electrical in the house- while it would not meet today's construction codes- was safe, and legal in a house of that age.

There are any number of potential issues, such as endangered species or wetlands that may cause you trouble.

Do not endanger your personal assets, and file your entity as you would if you were to start a restaurant, an auto shop, a car dealer, etc.Stop treating REI as a hobby.