Sounds he’s not interested in going through the rent up stage and being an operator.

Find an older one who'd rather sit back and get the interest than the higher return higher involvement of another flip.

This is required for most landlords in the city, as part of the rental property registration program.

All this turkey does is charge you for some "training," so you will be "prepared" when you go out looking for lots for him, but curiously, he buys none or very few of the lots he's sent.  

This is how I would go with your projects. 

The demand for student housing in this area remains strong, driven by the presence of Texas A&M University and its large student population.

@Kyle Knudsen, There's a couple reasons why this wont work unfortunately.1.

This is happening everywhere.

There was an article published in Sept 2024 that showed the average consumer would save over $10,000 by working with a broker vs a direct lender over the life of their loan. 

When loans were called, was it due to specific triggers like delinquencies, insurance lapses, or low-interest rate portfolio loans held by smaller banks?