Land Development: Getting Started, Business Management & Financing

Description

This dynamic novice course will introduce you to the land acquisition and development process and explore the crucial first steps to becoming a successful developer. Tom Stephani, GMB, MIRM, will help you develop strategies for finding land development opportunities for small projects (two to 50 lots) and discuss which structure is best for your business. You’ll get a balanced perspective on what it takes to develop land and, more importantly, learn approaches to limit risk and maximize profits. What to expect from this course: - You will be introduced to the land acquisition and development process and review the first five steps of this eight-step process: finding land, market analysis, tying up land/preliminary investigation, concept plans and due diligence. - As a building professional who is new to the land development business, you will develop strategies for finding land development opportunities for small building projects (two to 50 lots) by examining real-world examples. - You will have the opportunity to review key business structures and financing options for running a small volume land development business.