It says an appraiser must "analyze" the sales contract during the development of the appraisal.

@Matt Millard I work for a new real estate development company in Minnesota which is owned by the same ownership as the MN Vikings. 

He will likely be challenged to take on more of a development role on the next project(s). 

The "dealer" provisions have nothing to do with flipping and are specifically intended for use by land developers..... 

In a market where there is a hot development flux the prices are typically inflated for existing units.

@Ronald Rohde great suggestion, we are focusing on Austin for this workshop but will develop one for the CP area since that is where we are based.

Not familiar with the San Antonio market, but I would recommend getting on MLS, craigslist, and FB marketplace and get an understanding of where in the city a lot of the flips, new development, and rentals are.

I have had ideas of developing senior living.

I do have some knowledge of the process of developing land as I work for a commercial general contractor in the area and I’m also a residential real estate agent so I feel like I have many pieces of the overall puzzle but can see the full picture yet.

Like you I know many large apartment developers that are just quietly slipping elsewhere.