I think they're the ones that have been doing this a long time, have it all figured out and have that slush fund (expense account) to pay for the plane tickets, rental cars and hotel rooms.

If you aren’t willing to get off your butt and take some action, to demonstrate that you have the personal drive to improve, grow, and reach higher planes than you ever have, why do you think someone who has already done all that work for themselves is going to be at all interested in helping you?

The plane will fall...

I would only hire a PM if he knew more than I did about what I was planing to do with the property.  

Get on a plane and visit their office and meet the executives in person.If you put effort into finding the right sponsor(s) to invest with, you can reduce the likelihood that your experience will mirror some of the horror stories out there.

I am planing to tear down a house and build a new one.Some people recommend to leave a wall in order to avoid impact fees.Others said that the idea it is to be considered a renovation and not a new construction...This is for miami dade.

I am a buy and hold investor who started out by buying a house that we planed to rent out when we left.

Thanks @Terri Lewis I'm planing for an open house this weekend.

I did set up a LLC for financing reasons at one time and going forward, I don't planing setting up another one any time soon.

I am planing to try to get an  option to purchase the land contingent on aproval and finance.