Be A Successful Green Land Developer
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Introduction
Ch 1. What is Green Land Development?
Ch 2. Why Green is Good For You, Your Bottom Line, and the Environment
Ch 3. Going Green: From Developer to Building Contractor
Ch 4. Using Green to Make Big Bucks
Ch 5. Building a Strong Development Team
Ch 6. Working with Real Estate Brokers
Ch 7. Setting Up Your Lenders and Investors
Ch 8. Finding Suitable Development Property
Ch 9. What Makes a Project Viable?
Ch 10. Looking for Land in All the Right Places
Ch 11. Initial Investigations
Ch 12. Drainage Factors
Ch 13. Soil Considerations
Ch 14. Calculating Land Losses for Roads and Green Space
Ch 15. Water Requirements
Ch 16. Flood Zones, Wetlands, and Other Deal Breakers
Ch 17. Location, Location, Location
Ch 18. Plans and Specifications
Ch 19. Working with Contractors
Ch 20. Projecting Potential Profit
Ch 21. Zoning Considerations
Ch 22. Closing Deals
Ch 23. Iinsurance RecommendatiInsurance24. Supervising Your Site
Ch 25. Staying on Budget and on Time
Ch 26. Usiing Sustainable FeaturUsing Profitable Sales
Ch 27. Ideas for Encironmentally Friendly DEnvironmentallyCh 28. Special Programs Available to Green Developers
Help the Environment While Increasing Sales
Bestselling author R. Dodge Woodson brings the growing number of options available for developing land without doing harm to natural areas. In this comprehensive guide, he explains how such building techniques will increase sales, improve the bottom line, and help sustain the environment.
Be a Successful Green Land Developer addresses all the practical issues that arise when embarking upon green building projects. It explains every aspect of the subject, from getting started in the green building business to mastering green terminology to making money with green methods. Learn how to understand zoning requirements, covenants, and restrictions…write winning proposals…and expand business. The book also examines 20 common mistakes and how to avoid them.
Green construction is here to stay. Use Be a Successful Green Land Developer as a roadmap to profits and growth in this exciting new realm of business.
This practical, plain-English guide to green land development includes:
- Valuable tips on preparing winning bids
- Step-by-step advice on expanding a green building business
- Important insight into the costs associated with earth-friendly land development
- Sample contracts, zoning forms, and development/broker forms
Develop a lucrative green development enterprise with valuable lessons on…
Using Green to Make Big Bucks • Building a Strong Development Team • Working with Real Estate Brokers • Setting Up Your Lenders and Investors • Finding Suitable Development Property • What Makes a Project Viable? • Looking for Land in All the Right Places • Initial Investigations • Drainage Factors • Soil Considerations • Calculating Land Losses for Roads and Green Space • Water Requirements • And More