0471619787 235 pages including index. Drawn from the experience of one of today's most successful land developers, this book is a complete how-to guide to getting started and succeeding in land development. Here, for the first time, is a book that takes you step by step through the entire development process - from first thoughts on what to consider when buying land, to financing, zoning and settlement. You'll learn: the forty factors all developers must consider before bying land; How to get financing; How to put together your professional team; Environmental laws; Construction management; Sales and marketing; Everything you'll need to know to succeed at the settlement. Complete with a unique historical overview of the land development industry, this book contains all the information you need to take a modest personal investment and start on the road to financial independence. Unmarked. Some soiling and yellowing to edges.