And under the right circumstances, 3rd party, title holding, co-beneficiary land trusts are very good things in deed.

I love their quick development time and access to lots of add-ons (such as IDX, contact pages, and even blogs) that I would have had to build manually.

Well, the WCRT is currently developing a "franchise" plan, so if you don't find a club, you could always start one there yourself!

Out of town owners get priority when they are in town, and we try to meet at our office to review financials etc; then depending on circumstance I like to walk the property with them, and discuss long term strategies and capital improvements planned or in progress.

I invest in pre-development properties throughout the United States and Mexico.

It takes time to develop knowledge so even that is investing in the broad sense.Josh started a thread about a failed property management firm in MO.

Niche in that it takes special knowledge that most RE investors have not developed.

I have a long ways to go but look forward with baited breath to the opportunities and challenges ahead.Look forward to developing solid relationships.

Checking FNMA's guidelines only makes sense if the originating lender intends to sell the servicing rights---even though I know very little about your circumstances, I can hazard an education guess about what I know about construction lending...Call Indymac---that's who I think your lender is/will be.Regards,Scott Miller

The survey is a formal report that is commonly used when a developer is looking to build new units in an area.