Develop an offer strategy, work with a real estate agent, and include contingencies.

Requiring xyz% of new housing to be affordable....find me the studies that indicate this will actually lead to housing affordability....eliminating the 10 year tax abatement that unlocked revenues that are 10x what the city of Philadelphia would've collected on many parcels that would never have been developed if not for the 10 year tax abatement etc.....

When it is a new development, it isn't uncommon to see someone use the date the Certificate of Occupancy was issued - perhaps that marks the "ready", but it still might not be "available".So you can certainly have a property in service in a given year, but not actually have any rental income - but certainly your facts and circumstances are much better if you can actually get a tenant in there, that (should) shore up your defense on that question ever coming up unless you are playing weird games just to get a given in service date for tax purposes.

You can learn to do some things yourself...but make sure you have someone who has experience, who you can trust, in either your geographic area or the skill set, that you need to develop, to give their opinion. 

For example, let's say there was a major development on rent control, that would allow me to pivot and understand next steps.

I was running construction and development for a company that owned a massive piece of land they had developed over the decades.

I was able to connect my mentor with a CEO, COO, and Chief Development Officer all from different parking companies. 

  :) 15% is also much easier for a prospective client to understand, rather than a front-loaded "move  in fee" followed by a lower monthly fee.

I dont like it.If illicit money stop buying ( due to regulations), prospect is not good...

Hello, I recently purchased a property and right across the street is what seems to be a vacant property in a developing neighborhood.