Land Development 101 - Planning & Due Diligence

If you REALLY want to learn land development from the very beginning, then DO NOT SKIP OVER THIS VIDEO! Lately I have been getting inundated with questions from people like, “Ok, I have some land. Now what do I do?” or “I have a partner and we want to develop property. Where do we go? What’s the first step??” And I have to admit, the majority of what I have been talking about in my posts is mainly the land development CONSTRUCTION stage, which makes up only ONE piece of the whole process! But it does not cover the planning and due diligence.

So now we’re going to take a few step back to start from the very beginning. The “FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS” and the “ENTITLEMENTS” stage. This is where the bulk of your planning and due diligence happens.

[jordancollins]

Love this series. I am a civil engineer in land development looking to make a switch to the real estate development site and this is great for learning the "other" side.

[KOSMOinfinite]

Big focus on earth and dirt, but this is what is very important with land development. Lots of Youtube channels focus on the sexy stuff but knowing how to navigate the dirt can save lots of headaches. I am still new to the industry but here in Canada, dealing with frost is a big hurdle for dealing with subsurface and earth. Knowing enough to talk shop with the Civil Engineers is a great skill to add to the tool-kit.

[cityrunner]

I'm a Permit Expediter who's new (and has gotten thrown to the wolves) to Residential Tract Developments. Your videos are SO extremely informative, useful, and lifesaving. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this.

[energyexecs]

Great learning video. I support large housing land developments on former military bases that have been repurposed to civilian uses namely the development of much needed housing for both military and civilian housing. Another new aspect entering the markets is that of development of solar, energy storage battery systems, and electric vehicle charging for such developments. Finally the dry utilities require a certain deep understanding of the interaction with the incumbent electric and gas utilities. Thanks for the great videos.

[DennyTroncoso]

I like the videos. The speaker is straight to the point and is providing quality education.

[alexis]

Best video i've come across on land development that speaks to the step by step things an investor should know going in. Super helpful!

[rexiecurlup]

I just started working for a land development company and these video have been super helpful. Thanks!

[angelammathews]

Great video! I actually work for a national land development & home builder company in Florida, and I handle the due diligence and entitlements. Subscribing today and looking forward to watching your other vids!

[jamesoakley]

In searching for my first home currently and appreciate all the advice. I'll be subbed from now on. Thanks!

[samaiech]

Well done! Very informative.I'm interested in learning the ropes of all stages of real estate development, especially the business part (management, finance, etc.) and legal aspects. Are you going to make a more detailed video covering the feasibility study?

[mr.b]

Thank you for providing these great info!

[jerryzh]

entitlements means getting approval from local government. I did see where is the meeting with government and neighbors to get approval.

[consuelochaneco]

Wow, very good explanation. Do you have an average cost land development codt per acre for subdivision.

[khaleefax]

*What kind of engineers you need to do it all?*
*I am buying a land within the city limits surrounded by homes; however the land is fully wooded. It will need to cleared and excavated and graded but all these other reports you are talking about seem quite an undertaking.*

[Dadarev]

Hi there! Great introduction, thank you! Do all of these need to be done if I'm just developing a small property for myself?

[JayLupe]

Does the land surveyor company do the entire Entitlements stage? Or how does that work..?

[calebbishop]

Who does the feasibility analysis? Whats their title?

[santoshpatil]

i need help for planning the high volume land leveling in sandy area

[consuelochaneco]

To develop a raw kabd for subdivision . Flat land

[yokofashionpassion]

Does anyone have a template for estimating the soft costs?