We renovate with our own team (nephew contractor, plumbers and electricians and myself as construction manager from time to time - which I love to do). 

I have experience with real estate from a construction and leasing viewpoint because if my day job but figured the next logical step is to start investing on my own.

I am a contractor, and even though I am new to Biggerpockets, I am not new to construction and contracting!

Your best bet is going to be getting yourself out there and making cold calls.

I’m not an expert here but a local bank should be able to provide you construction loans once you have a signed approved p&s and floor plan from a buyer.

The market is middle of the road there are a lot of new construction going up on the other side of the county and I see them going fast but the price point is higher for about the same sq footage.

I'm looking at buying with cash from a personal lender then making a few improvements (running electric, water, building, pads, etc.) then approaching the bank for a construction loan and mortgage on the land and home.

your best bet is check with a lawyer or a company that specializes in that...honestly im not sure if its a like or kind assets since your going from residential to commercial

., I probably shouldn't speculate too much on the status of the Midtown condos, but when I look out my office window or drive/walk through Midtown, there appears to be an abundance of condos which are already finished (within the last 1-2 years) and at least several new condo buildings currently under construction, each at different stages of completion. 

If you want to invest in that area Lincolnton would be a better bet because of the new Hwy 16, lower taxes, better schools, and not far from the West side of Lake Norman.