Land Development for small volume builders

Getting Started in Land Development

An Introduction for Home Builders

 A  presentation focusing on a real world project of 52 single family detached lots utilizing city sewer/water hookups. All aspects of land development will be covered, with an emphasis on scheduling and budgeting/job costing. The city municipality point of view will also be incorporated, to allow developers

1. Demographic Research – Light

2. Financing – Light

a. Banks

b. Equity Partners

c. Land Owners

3. Risk Analysis vs Home Building

a. Market Dynamics Effect on Price

b. Holding Costs/Income

4. Key Team Members

a. Engineer

b. Surveyor

c. Contractor

5. Finding Land

a. Municipalities

b. Realtors

c. Software

6. Due Diligence

7. Basic Schedule/Milestones

8. Budgeting/Job Costing

a. Sample Budget

b. Best Practices

9. Construction

a. Sample Schedule

b. Best Practices

10. Sales/Marketing

11. Tips/Tricks

12. Questions

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