@Rich FerradinoThe starting issue is whether your deal qualifies as capital investment or as a development business.

A visit to the local zoning office, and a title search will help you identify these problems.

. % does not work.in our production stuff like we do in Oregon  were the end product is now in the 450 to 500k range  1/4 to 1/5 is what you need for land cost to keep your margin at 15% of gross or there abouts.. but many builders are only making 5 to 10% of gross if that , depending on where they get their construction money.our Gresham project Lennar offered me 130k per finished lot  and we are selling houses right at 450k.. so they were paying top dollar but they build 400 plus houses a year in this market so their margins are much tighter and they are not carrying ANY dirt or land.. they only buy when they can go vertical GENERALLY speaking as I say this they have just gone into contract of a few parcels next to one I am in process of developing 160 lots on.. but basically that's how it works.

@Ted Strzelecki I've actively helped the developers and investors I've worked with make millions of dollars over the years by identifying properties for them and then bringing those properties to them...

A quick Google search pulls up a nearly blank Facebook page and a LinkedIn profile as the owner of a development company, but very little there as well.

@Steve Vaughan said it correctly when he stated "Mentors are folks quietly doing what you want to do and the relationship just develops." 

I can identify 3 of those, and hopefully one will close.

Analysts work closely with senior management in real estate transactions, development, and management, with a focus on qualitative and quantitative analysis as well as deal execution.

Many people wouldn't think about the tax implications of this until after the sale...and you're on the right track.Selling land that you developed would qualify you as a "dealer/developer" and the whole gain would be ordinary income and subjected to self employment taxes.

Looking to develop a business plan, make connections, and learn everything I can about real estate investing, but focusing on rental properties and building wealth.