Be a Successful Residential Land Developer
Published on 1. January 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
350 pages
978-0-07-134160-8 (ISBN)
Description
This guide will enable readers to take advantage of additional business opportunities in a field related to their own, without having to grasp the finer points that only an engineering graduate might need. It will help readers put together a team of professionals - and profit from their efforts.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
50 line drawings, glossary
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 188 mm
Weight
620 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-134160-8 (9780071341608)
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Content
Getting started; why should I get into land development?; I'm no engineer, can I really do it?; developing your development team; the search for land begins; selecting viable projects; finding the hidden treasure; tying up the land without a full commitment to purchase it; having your experts do the preliminary check; public resources and agencies; going over the ground, from top to bottom; planning on paper; engineering evaluations; deciphering the dirt; land-loss and costs for roads; drainage systems; water requirements; flooding zones, wetlands and other deal-stoppers; location, and location; plans and specifications; getting development bids; sales projections; financing; zoning and code enforcement issues; neighbourhood resistance and boards of appeal; closing your land deal; insurance and subcontractor needs; staking your claim; rolling out the big rigs; site supervision; keeping your project on time and on budget; a marketing plan and sales team; moving onto new projects; resources directory.