First, remember the banks are regulated by the federal government and they are required to underwrite conforming loans and second, bank loans tend to be very structured and are generally inflexible to your project needs.

I appraised contracts as a fee appraiser for state government.

However, antitrust sensitivity in the real estate arena is high as it involves housing issues which the government, at all levels, looks on with constant scrutiny.

The state of Texas gives a developer a federal tax credit to build or fix up 'low-income housing.The government sets down guidelines about who can get into the various housing programs, it uses a statistic called the "Percent of Area Median Family Income" (or "Percent of AMFI").

Unless we get our act under control the US is going to fade from being a world power, probably in less than 50 years, definitelywithin mnay of YOUR lifetimes.Some things to consider:Read "Hubbert", as in the Hubbert Peak, we've passed "peak oil" a while ago.Our government is being run by MORONS that WE voted in!

I think the federal government needs to start coming down with stricter regulations for mortgage banks.

A reverse mortgage is a loan through the government available to homeowners 62 and older.

I've never done a project like what you're suggesting, but no one else has answered so far so I'll pitch in my $.02You want to first make sure land is zoned for your purpose; I've heard that it can take 6 months for the government to approve zoning changes.Constructing 6 5 bedroom houses: I have no clue.

I've set up an LLC in the state I'm in, but am only governed in that state.

I want to know that how much does the government charge when I sell a house out?