Develop a relationship, see if they’re savvy, and if they know real estate most high quality lenders will spend extra time with you making sure that you are organized in the best way possible for them to give you money.

So I found an architect from a similar project development that I want to undertake (10x 1BR townhome units).  

Very beautiful suburban area with lots of development happening in the area...well, last time I was there which was sometime last year.You've definitely come to the right place for your real estate investing career. 

My 9 to 5 job is sales and I have grown increasingly frustrated with the prospect that I am making millions of dollars for somebody else when I could be putting the same effort into my own business thus,  have recently decided to go all in with real estate investing.I have a decent understanding of the process but I am stuck in the analysis phase of how to generate leads for a few hundred to a thousand dollars. 

Your dilemma is exactly why I took my properties back and developed a software to simplify management so I can do it myself. 

You may also hire licensed contractors and sub contractors as the owner of the business/property.Not in Oregon you need a license to flip houses.. its called a developers license..

Do not let your child ‘s college cost affect your retirement prospects...you do not know what the future holds.

If so, are there any areas to avoid or areas which are being developed?

With all these new developments there is also quite a large scale apartment development mid way through completion.

However, maybe I'm not thinking deeply enough.What other ways could investors approach a development of this size?