What I'd bring to the table would be researching and sourcing properties, cash for down payments and other expenses, and design and some finishing material sourcing.

@Noah Bacon, does the tool kit include design, pricing, bidding, and management features or just the HD Elite discounts (which for some reason do not kick in for me)?

Websites like Architectural Designs, Houseplans.com, and The House Designers are popular choices among real estate investors and builders.

So you are often looking for a needle in a haystack to begin with.  

I’d like to point out that when you buy a property in another market for use as a short term rental, you can designate it as a vacation property and only need to pay 10% down.

It will have to be professionally designed. 

A common rule of thumb is to budget around 1-2% of the property's value annually for maintenance.Management Fees: If you plan to hire a property manager or use a property management service, factor in their fees as part of your operating costs.Contingency Fund: Always include a contingency fund in your budget to account for unexpected expenses or fluctuations in operating costs.Financial Modeling Tools: Consider using financial modeling tools or spreadsheets designed for real estate investment analysis.

Trying to find a way of leveraging my teams strengths and relationships now (construction, design, engineering, etc.) and build smaller (12-50) unit multi-family or town home developments. 

Please note the information provided below is a layman's definition designed to provide a basic understanding for the general audience.

We'll be getting in an phase 1 of the buildout and the developers of the community have a proven track record having designed another community but on a larger scale elsewhere in the metroplex.