U have to find developments that are purpose built for investors..

Quote from @Scott Tennell: For real estate investors who have worked with private money lenders, what strategies have you found most effective in structuring deals to ensure both parties are protected and the funding process runs smoothly? 

Particularly for your first few properties, I'd highly recommend that you manage the property yourself (if possible), but that's usually only possible (or most effective) if you live near the property or visit it frequently.

Is there an easy way to divide the basement up? Each side of the duplex has access to the basement but below everything is connected together and I want to make sure no side has access to each other. The way I can ima...

The buyers had invested a lot into the deal (~$100M) and purchasing the property was critical to complete their development.

Developers will not be able to get these bonus building permits without providing such TDR credits.  

This can create a subtle but effective pain point for the landlord—especially if they’re not excited about taking on those responsibilities.

You could put in a range of numbers for purchase price and closing costs, renovation expenses, and expected returns and you could very quickly get a range of projected return on investments (although an excel spreadsheet could easily do this as well), but I'm sure as technology develops we will see even more sophistication in AI's ability to assist in deal analyzing.

There's some mis-information and mis-understanding of AP, the process and it's effect in this thread.

Are there other, more cost-effective alternatives to gain similar support and knowledge?