Plan is to develop and sell the homes.

If you don't have the funds yourself, you need to develop a solid relationship with those that do.

Whether you’re managing properties, operating STRs or long-term rentals (LTRs), or just have an opinion on the state of the market, I’m eager to hear your thoughts and any new developments you’ve noticed.Here are a few things I’ve observed:Increased Supply of RentalsI’ve lived in Gainesville for a while now, and I remember a time when it was tough to find a rental.

Sales is a time-intensive venture, and it takes years to develop a pipeline of clients.

Should I play harder and get into land development?  

A lot of my out of state real estate clients really like this market because the macroeconomics look so good for this market - population is growing, job growth is growing, and so many companies moving and developing here.

That gets worse as you get farther out of the cityTLDR: values depreciate, inflation has gone basically nowhere in Japan for a long time, the supply of housing is pretty good compared to demand (unlike the US) and that's because of flexibility with rezoning and development, taxes on rental income are high. 

Where are getting that consumers pay three times as much in commissions as other developed countries?

@Andrea Lucarelli - We are converting our planned airbnb into a mid-term rental here in Chicago because it got denied by the city because supposedly its in a "planned development area". 

Michael,   A good book to purchase is "Professional Real Estate Development: The ULI guide to Business.