I’m passionate about the development and redevelopment of these assets.I come from a background as a commercial wholesaler and have worked with respected groups like Sands Investment Group, Hudson Edge LLC, and Vail Commercial during my time in wholesaling.

There's also huge development projects, many spearheaded by Dan Gilbert's Bedrock investment company. 

Staging your house well can help you attract more attention from buyers, which ultimately helps it sell faster and maybe for a higher price than an unstaged home (see visual):What Are My Staging Options?

Perhaps they can provide weekly updates here on the status of the development.

We talked about an aggressive paydown at a rate of $5k for the next 6 months to make the deal sweeter for the next person, but renting it would be preferable to that I believe since I can get a higher return on smaller development projects at a burn rate like that. 

If it were me, I would reach out to other franchisees in your area (perhaps your Development Agent might have some insight...see...I know the Subway lingo and I've done Subways in my banking days).

It can be discouraging for newcomers.Solution: Develop resilience and learn to view rejection as part of the process.

@Dave FosterAre development rights “real property”?

Quote from @Jason Hatfield: @Jaycee Greene  they require a non refundable deposit and give 48hrs to see proof of funds I would suggest developing a relationship with an HML/PML that would give you a "guidance line" that would basically be a "pre-approval" for situations like this to present to the buyer/auction company.

Not only will it possibly save you a little money, you'll develop skills and figure out the nuances of real estate investing that you can't learn from a computer.Out of curiosity, what type of properties are you looking to add to your portfolio?