I establish the project on a site and the future homeowners buy into it...These people are not sophisticated investors... does that matter for crowdfunding?

We are changing from 4x6 to 6x9 envelopes due to our volume and that our machinery will only take the 6x9.

It is not great, but it does the job, while you become more sophisticated and develop other means of lead generators.

I was able to grind a 18" stump in less than 4 hours (that includes a 45 minute drive to pick up the grinder, grinding the stump and returning the grinder)It depends on your comfort level with machinery. 

Those kinds of returns require some pretty sophisticated trading strategies.

We're not dealing with very sophisticated people most of the time.

Most deals are also out of state, and I'm not a big fan of doing that unless you're a VERY sophisticated investor.

The pros are that you will know a heck of a lot more than an average buyer and be able to size up a deal faster, the con is BIG, you may know  too much and be deemed a "Sophisticated"  investor to the sellers.

Maybe I'm not sophisticated enough, either?

I wouldn't worry so much about all the 'sophisticated' strategies Account Closed.