Her original post is a borderline attempt to make deals in the forums.

Proactively communicate the performance of their investment.

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

Unless you do them all at one time, you have origination and closing costs on each house…so perhaps you pay up front to split the land.Obviously, I am not a developer and someone who is may chime in.  

When they have a lot to lose, they will perform much better.

Best case scenario - it goes as originally planned, but at least you did your underwriting based on the worst case scenario2.

He found it challenging to get comprehensive info on their historical performance and the underlying assets.

Your 2 year old car could have been around 65% of original price, depending on how hard you bargained.

The formula for your taxable amount is the difference between your net sale (contract price minus closing costs) and your adjusted cost basis (original purchase price plus capital improvements minus depreciation). 

In many of the western states, the Feds own 60-80% of the total land.But in answer to the original question, I don't see it helping, we don't need housing where most Fed land is.....