Like any other big group, there are a few that are really good with the most volume, selection and investor protections, there are a few that are completely awful, and most are in between.

I've been part of teams where the lead is using Basecamp and it's a great platform but I don't have the volume of work, or size of the team, to justify the cost.I also need to say that I use David's House Flipping Spreadsheet on all my flips. 

But I know that volume doesn't just happen over night. 

Hi Used to work for the ( Hedge Funds/Venture Capital firm you talking about ) I was a Investment Analyst, basically the 3rd guy up the ladder, like @Jay J. says it could be tricky you could solicit money i believe threw direct contact with first step of the ladder the equity/debt Recruiters, the owns looking for deals, but you'll run into some bumps getting to them since the keep there contact private most of the time, you cannot solicit threw the information emails the websites provided but you can say you would like to speak to somebody in the company that may help you with some questions, and wait they might respond or they probably won't. second of all the transaction volume has to be in chucks of 10-15M minimum and they are considered type D investments that are not wow, don't peak there eye, but if you could bring a cluster project into the table once you get a seat at the table this means like group of projects 3 or 4 that add up to be 20M+ you might catch there eye, but as i just read your last post you think this might be too much and it is, but there is what it the business we call Family offices this are type D equity or debt investors that are maybe one step above your local hard money lender and does might be the kind you should target, or the garage ban hedge fund which in the industry is a capital firm with less then 250M in AUM, this are hard to find but they will work with smaller investors i hope this was helpfull@Rick Wagner

Here is a closer look at what’s happening throughout the region:Summary: The entire region has enjoyed increased volume and prices since last year.

Through volume for discount materials and labor the cost per unit dropped to 11,000 a door.HML's are more into properties that are 50% occupied etc. that can be turned around but not totally vacant.

Has anyone ever read these books (volume I and II)?

Not to mention a high volume of people leaving high taxed states or expensive states into cheaper cost of living states.

Ask them about their volume and their standard marketing process.

Most tourists and expats go to Ambergris Caye when they are in Belize, the mainland is still fairly well under developed, not so on Ambergris Caye.I am investing on Ambergris and may be biased, but there is a reason why I decided to, and if you look into the growth drivers in the Belize tourism industry (20% growth 2009-2012 in all of Belize, 57% growth on the Island of Ambergris Caye) you will see some of the fastest growth rates in the Caribbean.So it all depends upon what your investment philosophy is, I buy for long term cash flow, back end appreciation is a secondary consideration, costs of land are low in Belize (even on Ambergris) relative to the nightly and weekly rental rates that are being attained in the market.During the recession Caribbean tourism dropped 20%, in Belize it dropped 1.8% and although sales volume declined, sales prices maintained.So I believe It is best to speak with people who actually have the data on a market and are also directly investing to get reliable information.If anyone would like me to send them the raw tourism numbers, just e-mail me, I'd be glad to.