Twenty years ago there were not as many service providers or the sophistication associated with being able to scale property management, development, and sales.

I have the designs; just looking for the ideal site for a pocket development of six to eight homes. 

(Think realtor, property inspector, contractor, etc)  Aside from those questions, I would encourage you to develop an acquisition sttategy, because cash flow deals may be hard to find. 

Millionaire Real Estate Investor reassured me that choosing buy and hold investments over flip and wholesaling was the right thing for me and also gave me a good focus and helped me develop a strategy.

Right now I'm working on developing a 4 lot subdivision north of Columbus, Mt.

Also I'm considering how much of the community development I should take part in.Any form of suggestions or experience would be greatly appreciated. 

I live in Hawthorne, around 25 minutes out from the city and waterfronts like edgewater, hoboken, etc. are being dominated by all cash buyers and multi-family developers.

East Broadway is definitely not a "super hot" area but I think it could be in 24 months or so when all of the new development is done.   

As you've already found out, this is the best site in the world for all things real estate, development, etc.

This will allow you to connect with folks who know the areas you want to invest well and allow you to develop a relationship with them to obtain private lenders.