We moved a lot of the work inhouse to have full control of the timelines.

I'm a fan of the parcel it off now, and ground lease it for 30 years or something, if they wanna pay up front for the 30 years they can do that, but I'd retain control personally if it were me.

@Rahul Prabhakar Taxes in Texas are out of control.

It's too volatile, and you can't really control it.

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In each market I operate in I have someone available for showings this person is usually my runner who is responsible for quality control and restocking inventory but I've also used a cleaner for this.

If you own majority and are able to control hoa which comes with its own headache and not totally passive that can help .  

I need to investigate more about how to control a LLC or trust like you mentioned.

There is 10 acres of raw land for sale close by right now and I would love to own it, just to have it, control it, do what I want with it and pass it down to the family.

After that, they have and control your money.