It depends on many factors;- Available capital- Access to financing- Prior non-real estate experience (e.g. project manager)- Team (e.g.

First stop will be the Chapel Hill, NC (Triangle) area.

When we propose land JV's we always show the total proforma underwriting.Generically, you putting up 2/3 of the equity and getting 18% of the back end sounds low.The items to underwrite in the model are:RentsOp ExpensesSoft costs and development impact feesConst. costsTiming (entitlements, construction, lease up, etc)Rates and terms on debt (your land will set behind the lenders encumbrance)Developer fee deferral if anyDeveloper fee true equityDevelopment cap rate or NOI/CostAssumed exit cap rateLet's stop there, there are a million more questions to be asked.~ Scott

We're new investors, and I've been hearing about all of the benefits of getting my real estate license (mainly MLS access and the ability to make "investor-friendly" offers without annoying agents too much).Here's my question:If I do get my license, would I "need" to start working with a broker or company in order to gain access to the MLS?

I am maintaining a guide of my own (inspired by the Ultimate Beginner's Guide) to keep all the information organized and accessible. 

Is there a way to access the previous calculator?

If there was a gas leak in your unit and the landlord, for health and safety reasons needed immediate access to your unit, they should have a means of entry.  

Unless I'm missing something, does anyone else wish they had access to more things on the app?

So far I've self educated from literature, BiggerPockets forum of other newbies, and some friends and Facebook, but I'd love to see if there is possibly a way to branch out and BiggerPockets definitely has way more access to all the pros.

Watch Google analytics on your site to see bounce rate and sources of traffic, play around with sending clicks directly to a contact page or even to a page only accessible from that click source with more targeted info .