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Real Estate Development: Site Control to Capital Stack

How a project actually gets built — site control, zoning and entitlements, pro forma basics, the capital stack, and community benefit that holds up.

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Section 1

Site control and entitlements

Development starts with the right to control a parcel, not with owning it. An option agreement or a contract with a long due diligence period lets you spend months on zoning, envir… Join free to read, listen, and test.

Section 2

Reading a pro forma without fooling yourself

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A pro forma projects income and cost. Net operating income is gross potential rent, minus vacancy and collection loss, minus operating expenses — before debt service. It is the num… Join free to read, listen, and test.

Section 3

The capital stack and community benefit

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The capital stack is the order in which money gets repaid: senior debt first, then mezzanine or subordinate debt, then preferred equity, then common equity last. The last position … Join free to read, listen, and test.

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