From my point of view for event guest screening and security deposits, Superhog is reliable and integrates well for STRs and events, but you might need to adjust its setup for your use case.

Does anyone know, or have a good idea, about the difference in returns on entitling & developing the land for each scenario, with final objective to sell to a builder to build and sell the structures him/herself.  

Also, I would suggest going to DIG (Diversified Investors Group) as well as DPI (Delco Property Investors) as they are two local REIA groups where you can meet other wholesalers and investors.

I have some family ties to the area. 

SF penninsula where average sales prices are 2 to 4 mil. 

To say the past few months since the storms hit have been challenging would be an understatement.

Lightning Docs, which we use, charges $500 per set and I believe Doss charges $400 but we haven’t used those. 

I am in an interesting situation where I am in need of money to finish renovations on my primary residence.

You have to know how to run it properly.

As others have said there is no way for you to access those funds for personal use without taking a distribution which will be a taxable event...3.