But per lot it will cost roughly the following:$1,500 Electrical poles, meter installation $2,000 water taps and connections$5,000 grading and land prep$8,000 septic installation (assuming a 1:1 ratio of homes to 1000 gallon septics)$5,000 down payment on each home ($700-750 / thereafter per unit)$21,500 total set up x 17 = $365,000Ongoing expenses after development would look something this for POH model: $12,750 a month in mobile home mortgages (17 x 750 for PITI on each unit) $1,900 a month in land mortgage PITI (house) $3,000 a month landscaping$2,000 a month in reserve emergency fund$2,200 management$21,850 a month total expenses $262,200‬/yearOngoing incomes after development would look something this for POH model:$27,000/month ($1500 x 18 {17 mobile homes plus house})$324,000/year324k-262,2k = 61,800 net pre-tax profit or $5,150/month.Opportunities to reduce start up expenses: Bulk deals with the government or contractors for doing all the work at once (electrical, water, land grading, septic) Trade free rent for someone to mow and landscape (turning a $3k event into a $650 event every month).

I can see why you're asking this question because the terms "private lending" "private financing" "creative financing" "hard money" etc get tossed around a lot without explanation.The short answer to your question is that private lending is literally anyone who is willing to give you money other than government or government backed institutions.

For starters, the region is a major player in the manufacturing and logistics sectors.

As is typical with government intervention into the public markets, the intentions of this policy achieve the opposite.

I'm a young gun looking to get my feet wet in that sector of REI. 

You’ll need to hand over a large chunk of cash that’s just going to go to state and federal government, maybe 25-50% of the total gain, not just on the current property. 

Any special language in the rental agreemnt that I need to include to govern use of common areas, tenant conflicts, etc?

There are tons of REITs in the commercial sector of senior living. 

It can also be a professional company that uses private money to do loans, and gets investors, as opposed to government secured loans.

The biggest lever the Federal Government has is tax policy.