., all sort itself out.  

Most things are posted under some sort of lien (Lien, Misc.

I started my OOS HML  career in Detroit and that was 2002 and WOW coming from our area what an education I got.. my clients that were doing turnkey at the time and all the buyers were out of state ( basically LA based) the local on the ground operator was very good he had all sorts of tricks to try to keep the houses safe.. the one i really liked was painting the copper pipes grey so thieves would not steal them..

So I require skin in the game (average is 5% to 15%) to offset this.

For the security deposit, let them sort that out.

What else should I be working on in the meantime prior to listing the lots for sale to get ready for this sort of transaction?

You could try reaching out to ask questions and maybe that would turn into a sort of mentorship type relationship if adding a partner is not on the table. 

My post above regarding Catskill, NY and designating a host sort of ties to your idea however in this case I don’t think it would work.

What is the experience of the group at performing this sort of development?  

This is too important and also sort of a personal question depending on your state and specific circumstance and I suspect not a one size fits all answer would suffice.