Your lender might have their own criteria, but most banks will generally use those guidelines that I've mentioned.

The next general meeting in July is a vendor showcase that (I think) won't have a central presentation, but the meetings typically get about 100 - 200 people per month and it's a good networking resource.

Now, if you're in a neighborhood where one builder built 1500 homes in 2005 and all of them are 1600sf, you may be ok since everything is the same.... but that's generally not the case.The $/sf model is a lazy one and requires minimal research and unstable results.

A little about me is that I'm new to investing but have years of experience in the commercial general contracting world which is what I currently do full time in D.C.

But here are some things generally speaking that tend to be more appealing for developers:- They like easy access (so if the road widening helps with this, it could be a plus).- They like a cooperative township- They like the land already subdivided or approved for developmentDepending on who your end user is, the answer to what they're looking for would be different.

Just in general, you would want to wait a year to see how well your property is performing before diving into another one.

Your attorney should have no problem drawing this up.The idea sounds good, in general.

Derrick and Daniel, my General Contractor company, Property Pro Services, LLC could provide you with investor repair, renovation and remodeling services. 

In my short experience, the typical HML I’ve seen generally loan at 25-30% LTV with a note duration of 1-3 years, with the main benefits being a typically fast close and not having to go through a traditional lender for a Fannie/Freddie loan.

Before I pose my question, let me start off by saying that I completely understand every RE deal/strategy is different and each comes with its own pros/cons, as well as your own personal goals/desires, etc, etc, etc.So in a very generalized sense, if a would-be real estate investor has the option to start investing in SF/small MF RE, or being a passive investor in a larger syndication deal... which one typically is better (ie better returns on your investment)?