At this level, you want brutal hard, unfriendly analysis, not smoke and mirrors with a big smile.

I'm a partner in a sort of unique company that is a full service appraisal firm (all property types) but also provides civil engineering (mainly subdivision design and development), land surveying and title analysis services.

'm trying to work on a possible deal for some development land to wholesale to a buyer , it would be a co wholesale deal with a buddy of mine I'm trying to figure out how I would do the analysis on the deal to find out how much it would be worth after homes would be on it so I can have a price for a buyer.

I ordered several amazon books, the most helpful in getting general concepts of multi family analysis so far has been The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings by Steve Berges.You have more cash, so you could likely make a play well before me, however...My point is not that you should get lost in analysis, but that you should analyze dozens and dozens of properties before you actually make a play and are confident in your numbers and particular strategy. 

I do not assume any appreciation in my analysis and look at the potential for appreciation as a potential upside. 

Did you sell the house pretty much at what your market analysis told you it would sell for?

(Obviously you have not met me so this is a bit of Catch 22 and extremely strange for me to be talking about myself at such lengths, but without having met you, this is the only way for me to capture your attention).What I'm looking for:-An experienced successful Bay Area real estate investor to shadow-To trade hard work for your expertise and experienceWhat I can't offer:-Experience purchasing properties-Large amounts of capital What I can offer:- Sweat equity - (driving for dollars, phone calls, deal research/analysis, etc)- The ability to solve complex problems and get sh*t done - my job depends on it- Attention to detail - I'm meticulous- Experience managing construction budgets upwards of $100m- Field experience managing general/sub-contractors - Creating and executing master and micro-schedules - Energy, enthusiasm, and the hunger to become great- Anything else you need may need - let's be creative and discussIf you made it to this part, congratulations and thank you for listening to me.

Not sure what the appreciation is like in San Antonio for your IRR analysis, but it has been crazy here in Dallas. 

Anxiety, double guessing and analysis will only delay you.  

The type of financing and deed you receive are more important than getting the analysis down to the dollar.A land contract or cfd is just an expensive option to buy.