But then the 2008 recession happened and the developer lost everything as his project was auctioned off at pennies on the dollar.

If there's key information missing or some of my assumptions are wrong, just make some up.This is my first post - I tried googling this.As I wrote this I realized: -individual homes are normally custom built with the intention for the owner to live and enjoy that house, so a lone house being built to sell is unlikely. housing developments add scale

@Brandon Patrick When the market crashed and we left Redding, CA where we had lived and worked doing real estate development for years, we went to southern CA.

He’s specialized in real estate deals, be it multifamily or land development.

My initial thoughts are small commercial lenders (credit unions), commercial realtors, real estate attorneys, commercial developers, and civil engineering firms.

It looks like you're already on the right track with your college major and your experience so far.I'd recommend you focus on developing your investor skillset and also aggressively expanding your professional network!

The four richest men in in the state died poor because they could not stop themselves from buying more and more land to develop even while the boom was crashing around them.

We are very heavily involved in construction and development and always willing to help. 

I’d love to hear about how you’ve seen Austin develop over the years!

Recently I have decided to start putting more priority on this idea as I would like to diversify more from the stock market and develop more income streams.