Start developing your network early. 

I eventually want to improve/add value and develop real estate as I gain more experience and connections in the industry.

If you decide to go the mortgage broker way and are successful, you will develop a solid relationship as well. 

I have 3 adjacent properties in the Los Angeles that are going to be in an Opportunity Zone.One thing I cant find is how to go about finding funding from Opportunity Funds if I want to re-develop the land.

I am considering doing a 1031 exchange for two properties (1) a SFR ($230Kish) I will turn to a shor term rental (STR) and (2) about 27 acres ($200K) of raw timber land I would subdivide and develop into more SFR-STRs within the next three years. 

Has anyone had experience with a Boston-region prefab building company for multi-family development?

As for Zoning, I gave a call to my friendly town development team today and they were extremely nice and helpful.

Investing defined:  expend money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result by putting it into financial schemes, shares, or property, or by using it to develop a commercial venture.  

This is exactly why I am writing this software which will allow us to test various market scenarios using monte carlo simulations for both a real estate portfolio and stocks in the same scenario.

I've been reading a lot about different investment and property management softwares/services and am kind of a tech guy myself.