I sold 1/8 of my properties, similar motivations, but I think overall Trump will be good for real estate

They can offer support, share resources, and connect you with other landlords who’ve faced similar challenges.

Quote from @Devin James: In one of our development projects, the City staff asked us to remove 40 units from our concept plan.This wasn’t requested by the City Commission at a formal hearing, it was the opinion of the staff.Our original concept already proposed fewer units than the current zoning would have allowed.Here’s what erasing 40 units means:- 40 fewer homes for buyers- Over $1M in lost profit for our team- Fewer tax dollars and impact fees that could’ve benefited the City’s infrastructure & servicesWe gotta get betterEveryone wants more affordable housing, but not everyone wants to do what it takes to achieve it we never listen to the recommending bodies. we move for city approvals and work closely. the other thing we do is keep going back to the same groups over and over and over and over every month on the same agenda and make very small reductions like 2% or 4% and that reduces and beats them down eventually they accept what you want. it's just before beating a dead horse. we keep tabling until they give us something we all agree on then we go to vote. in our city in columbus we have to get recommendations but that's our strategy. we used to come out as aggressive as possible. we typically study developments in the area and keep it very similar in terms of density. we have a track record of very controversial projects and litigation and not taking no as an answer. after a year of that haha I can tell you it's not worth it. now we are more relationship based and buying the right kinds of plots of land. if the numbers don't work on the front end don't do the development. 

I work with a lot of investors with similar questions and they all have their own CPA's and most times they come up with different answers. 

miami dade county has more people moving to it than many cities and very limited land.https://comreal.com/two-reports-highlight-miami-as-a-top-gro...miami has been appreciating and at double Floridas rate. you can't put the two in the same category it's not even close. same with Broward or west palm beach you can't lump them in. 3 totally different markets. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/12/13/florida-housing-mark...my home city in columbus also has similar stats but I doubt that miami is a buyer's market my friend I'm sorry.

Ben Franklin used similar advice to turn an enemy into a friend (although his was asking to borrow a book).There are some caveats here, you cannot be wasting time thus you need to demonstrate that you are taking action. 

Your story and growth sound incredible, and I would love to embark on a similar journey if everything works out.

If they're evaluating other properties and you have a good social presence that gives them peace of mind and a good sense that they'll have a nice living experience, that could be the tipping point if they're considering a similar property. 

To me, you'll get a similar (if not slightly better) rate than hard money and you'll also avoid paying points for the hard money.

We have fair landlord-tenant laws, similar to Texas, but still the specific process is different.