Note: Our initial goals are to wholesale to build immediate working capital (targeting $150k) and hold for cash-flow to build 10k/mo FCF (free cash-flow).We have made some cash buyer connections, identified and underwritten potential deals on hundreds of current deals, and developed professional relationships in our target community (cleaning, construction, governmental). 

Entry price point, avg rents, and upcoming developments!  

To my understanding, there is an area the the villages is putting its name on that is not 55+ but I am not sure when this will get developed.

You can connect with the local chamber of commerce and/or planning and development departments to find what is coming to the area that would create some appreciation.

That's why my friend—who's a real estate investor—and I decided to develop our own tool.

If you had not team in those areas and could not have reasonably developed one, then you missed thing.You say you’ve done well in Chicago.

Quote from @Clint Miller: Anyone here in the community used construction loans to scale their development projects?

You can do a trial and see if bank feeds connect, if it does, I would then recommend using it over QBO.One of my client that just started in development is short on funds so Xero was the only best option and they are using a local bank so we couldn't connect and a lot of manual entries. 

Other than new construction development same here we have no senior debt its all cash.. of course unlevered returns are are a little less but man is it so much easier to manage and not worry about paying the senior debt all the reporting One has to do etc etc.. having been through a terrible down cycle with syndication decades past and watching what the guys I worked for went through and lost I just decided if we cant pay cash I am not going to do it. 

If you develop a great relationship with local credit unions, you'll be surprised by what all they're capable of.