Many people have asked & proposed to build such a data base.

Business is based in California but I’m licensed to operate in Texas, Ohio, and Alabama in addition to California.

This^^^^^Unless he is loaded with cash reserves and can take a loan out based on his liquid reserves.

they took options on the dirt subject to plat approvals.. then marketed the property to builders.. why they need me is that these projects require 500k to 1 mil up front to get approvals and thats what we provide.. our return is high based on risk.

We're willing to live almost anywhere in the greater Sacramento area based on what we can afford, provided of course that the property is in a decent neighborhood that has a good chance of attracting responsible tenants.As for budget, I believe we could get a conventional loan for properties up to $600k, but my strong preference is to find a distressed property (or seller!)

The tax is based on selling price minus purchased price.

If we price the home based on what they thought they could get for it, it will sit for weeks/months.

If it is a contractor that is more organized they will likely do this already, if they are shooting from the hip "based on experience" they will likely just give you a total $ value. 

I'm a former general contractor and cabinet maker based in New York City.

Since you said you don’t really need the cashflow because you are sitting on huge reserves do the math based on income instead of cashflow.