Remember, no system is perfect, so avoid the temptation of constantly chasing after the next shiny object.

.), the location, depth, and capacity of utilities to service the site - including public utilities (sanitary, storm and water services), franchised utilities (power, gas, cable), capacity of the local streets to accommodate additional traffic from your development...Be sure to find out if there are any specific local ordinances you need to satisfy (possible tree & wetland surveys, together with any necessary tree & landscape or wetland mitigation plans) and whether there are any concerns from municipal departments (e.g. hydrant locations from the fire department, storm inlet and retention requirements, as well as asphalt / concrete road requirements from the engineer), entrance requirements from the road commission (left turn and passing lanes at the site entrance), etc.Once you get past all this you can finally prepare a preliminary site plan and enter the political arena to get preliminary site plan approval, and to address any concessions the board and neighbors want from you to overcome their objections to your development.

Conversion rate is extremely low when you get started BUT it will give you good practice speaking with sellers who have a ton of objections.

I don’t see the condo ownership  being adverse to your objectives.

Your objective is solid and I am wondering if you are would be: 1.

My primary objective is to buy something within a few hours of residency.

With the increased competition among sellers, it’s crucial to prepare a listing to stand out among the rest and work to address buyer objections prior to going on market.

It all starts with becoming an expert in your market, creating broker relationships, understanding what your goals are, learning and applying the framework.And not to jump around to the next shiny object.  

If you make sure your design fully meets all building codes for your target area you'll eliminate a big objection. 

If you get a loan application like that and they tell you your interest rate or leverage will be based on the answers expect the loan administration to also be robotic which is often adverse to your objective as a borrower.