We are experienced and have never involved anyone in our projects and have never used a loan outside of a conventional mortgage.

I'm not completely foreign to the construction process as I grew up around a family that was involved in home building, but due to living in another state I can't really lean on them for the direct, hands-on guidance. 

If you can involve the local fire department to help with defensible space as a start. 

Maybe they have other properties they are interested in selling without a Realtor involve.

Your mortgage has nothing to do with your taxes.Here is a very rough starting point, however the actual calculation will involve more details:1.

Incredibly poor business deal. 

Golf course is a tough business with dwindling  play .. think the rise of Top golf and pickle ball.. :)Also if you look at federal forest ownership maps you will see that Huge areas are checker boarded with private ownership .

This is a very complicated business.

I do not have the capital right now to do so but if i sold my business then i would! 

I've selected Collin, Denton, and Grayson counties as my investment focus.My goals involve investing in small multifamily properties and long-term rentals.