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Guides for the first pass on a land deal
Each guide sits beside one of the free tools. It walks through the reasoning behind every input, works an example from start to finish, and covers the rules that change from state to state.
How much should a builder pay for land? The residual method, step by step
The residual method line by line: how to calculate land basis, what a finished lot should cost, and what moves the number.
Read the guideHow long does rezoning take? The process step by step, and what it costs
The rezoning process from the pre-application meeting to the final vote, how long each step takes, what it costs, and why cases get deferred.
Read the guideHow many lots per acre? How to estimate subdivision lot yield
Lots per acre by lot size, what cuts lot yield, how much land the streets take, and how to estimate a yield step by step.
Read the guideHow to underwrite build-to-rent: the pro forma and yield on cost, line by line
A build-to-rent pro forma line by line: yield on cost against the cap rate, the development spread, and the land price it supports.
Read the guideThe tools behind them
Every guide links to the calculator that does its math: the residual land value calculator, the subdivision lot yield calculator, the rezoning timeline checker and the build-to-rent calculator. They're free and run on your own numbers.
The numbers they can't know, like what builders paid per lot in your county or how long its rezonings take, are in REOS. Book a 20-minute call to see yours.
See your county's real numbers
Bring a site you're working on. On a 20-minute call we'll run it in REOS with what the county's record shows: lot prices, rezonings and the parcel's own facts.