Prepare for your Company's Growth with Getting Financing and Developing Land!
Developing land is a major
leap for most builders-yet, it is where the big money is made. This book
gives you the practical knowledge you need to make that leap, from preparing
a market study, selecting a building site and obtaining financing, to having
your plans approved and controlling your building costs so you can ensure
yourself a good profit. Includes a CD-ROM with forms, checklists, and a
sample business plan that you can customize and use to sell your idea to
lenders and investors. 208 pp.
Getting Financing & Developing Land - Table of Contents:
- The Importance of Land Investment
- Prepare for Your Company's Growth
- The Financing You Need
- The Markets
- The Political Market
- The Land Market
- Your Market
- Development Alternatives
- Land Speculation
- Residential Development
- Nonresidential Development
- Find the Right Land
- A Checklist for Site Selection
- Land Use Consultants
- Alternatives to Borrowing
- Work Directly With the Seller
- Use Options
- The 1031 Exchange
- Write Your Business Plan
- Definition
- Purpose
- Preparation
- Content
- Presentation
- Investors
- Equity Capital Pros and Cons
- How Do l Find Investors?
- Compensating Investors
- The Partnership Agreement
- Incorporation
- Joint Ventures
- The Debt-Equity Combination
- "Divorcing" an Equity Partner
- Borrowing Guidelines
- Money Basics
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Borrowing
- Interest Basics
- Types of Loans
- Rules for Borrowing
- A Checklist for Borrowing
- Who Are the Lenders?
- Mortgage Brokers
- Convince your Lender
- Risk
- Expertise
- Feasibility
- Your Approach
- What the Lender Wants
- Waiting for the Answer
- What lf You're Turned Down?
- Get On With the Project
- Stay Focused
- Check Your Assumptions and Goals
- Forecast and Budget
- Cash Flow Projection Appendix A
- Sample Business Plan Appendix B
- Forms & Checklists
- How to Use the Disk
- Index
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