the lady trying to borrow had this great notion but no experience and the property she was trying to buy I happened to know very well it was in Clear Lake CA no way it could be developed.. but she had a dream and Remington fed into that dream. 

That's like a company that does software development giving employees a bonus for referring other good programmers automatically makes the company a "scam". 

I've never really needed to because I've always had enough money to fund things myself but I am shifting into flipping and land development and new builds. 

That the City of Pittsburgh is not developer-friendly.

It explains the team that you should develop to have a strong foundation under you while investing remotely.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-team

We are looking to expand our portfolio to include short term rentals and we are also looking to start real-estate development. 

I would suggest taking a look at Columbus Ohio because it has everything mentioned above and there's so many companies moving/developing here.

This reduces exit options and affects the value. 10) Small number of small units is the most expensive residential development there is.

Hey James,I think as investors/builders/syndications/and developers build new properties they have to put up significant capital.

Fuse District Development Plan