I've seen someone do a large senior 55+ housing development take 8 years before shovels were in the ground. 

I'm fairly new to real estate investing but really want to hit the ground running.

If they go delinquent on a utility and it is turned off, that should be grounds for termination of their lease.2.

We've flipping and ground-up spec building for 15 years and lending for 33.

It is challenging but we committed to going there every 4-6 weeks and having a great team on the ground ( will cost you some extra money) but they are the difference in having issueswe have one of the best cleaners in the area and our guy that cleans the grills does all my light maintenance and guest interaction if I need it(pets, too many guests etc.)3-4 hours would be a dream and you can definitely do it but you have to commit to going there every 4-5/6 weeks In my opinion because there will be things you need to address or upkeep- this is obviously only if you decide to self manage. 

How many times I bought projects or land that people assumed were too expensive, but after what I did in renos or ground up, my IRR was higher than most investors had when they bought their "cheap" asset.Anyways, hope that sort of helped and if you have any questions do not hesitate!

My target is Class B neighborhoods at the moment.Funny enough detroit is in the list of areas I'm researching but found out pretty quickly that I'd need some solid connections and boots on the ground for neighborhood information.

Just take a break from buying and get yourself on solid ground.

I have three triplexes we are breaking ground for investors in Columbus Ohio we are looking for 85% LTC or 90% LTC I saw one of your fliers.

That is important because it allows you to see if the answers you heard match what you see on the ground.