I know others prefer doing it all themselves.

Anyway, you mention you've "developed a strong foundation in market analysis, design, and project management", which are all important in the development space.My question, what areas do you feel you are lacking and are either trying to develop those skills yourself, or you'd prefer to bring someone onto your "team" that would provide that expertise? 

I do prefer EDEN, they are about 2 weeks Done.

I don't go above 70% generally and prefer mid or low 60s. 

Our biggest challenge is that we are not over 55+ and we would prefer to invest our money in the villages itself.

If you ask me, I would much rather prefer investing in my local markets or at least somewhere I can drive to.

Some prefer to rent.

At today’s rates, most properties at high LTV are negative even with 1% rent to value ratio   This implies the 1% rule is far from assuring positive cash flow   Good luck

Also, in a mainstream asset class like value-added multifamily, I see no reason to take a risk on a sponsor that doesn't have full real estate cycle experience or that lost anything more than a small amount of money (and prefer no money lost).

If you have any other resources (preferably free) to analyze properties, it'd be greatly appreciated.