Planned Unit Developments: A Primer for Real Estate Investors

Planned Unit Developments: A Primer for Real Estate Investors My last two articles on land use regulations focused on zoning and subdivision regulations.  In this article I want to discuss something that is sort of a hybrid between the two and is becoming much more frequently used, the planned unit development or PUD.Zoning and subdivision regulations by their very nature are rigid and unbending.  You can either do something or you can’t.  There is no in between.  You can either have … [Read more...]

The Advantages of Spec Building: 3 on 3 Interview Series

The Advantages of Spec Building: 3 on 3 Interview SeriesI wanted to do something a little different, so I borrowed an idea from a couple sports blogs I follow and decided to start a 3 on 3 series. In each article three investors with experience in the subject area will answer the same three questions. The objective is to provide three perspectives from experts in a given field. To start the series I am going out of my knowledge area and into one I am interested in; spec building.Spec(ulative) … [Read more...]