There are two business models and two product offerings:A. 

My struggle at the moment is finding productive solutions to start without using much out of pocket funds.

If you're in the city of Yucca Valley or the city of 29 Palms, permitting and plan check are going to have shorter lead times than if you are in the unincorporated San Bernardino County areas such as all of Joshua Tree, and areas further north of the 62 in Yucca Valley, 29 Palms, and Landers.For new build, my gc says expect 1 year from acquisition of land to the finished product.

That's great Bradley, the VA loan is a great product.

So for example, I want my real estate sponsors to have full estate cycle experience with little to no money lost (and sponsors without that are a dealbreaker for me).So, while I look at all of the crowdfunding offerings (CrowdStreet, ArborCrowd etc have the most listings and to me are the most productive to look at) 95%+ of these don't pass even my basic criteria.

Purchase price: $58,000 We were able to buy this duplex with $0 of our own cash as a product of completing our first successful BRRRR.

You can call some local production and spec builders and ask them what they can pay for lots.

You can call some local production and spec builders and ask them what they can pay for lots.

You can call some local production and spec builders and ask them what they can pay for lots.

You want an advisor that can help you strategize and who is responsive when you want to know the consequences of the financial decisions you are making throughout the year.You should also look for a Fee-only advisor who is not going to sell you products and/or try get a commission.