I'm currently working in the South Bay (Palo Alto, Los Altos, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, etc.) doing brokerage and some development.

Looking to get started in real estate investing and really just trying to develop a strategy right now (i.e. what type of strategy to start with, where to find properties).

It sounds like you did very well.The bad news is that now, in addition to being the other professionals that you are, you are also a Real Estate Developer.  

Many investor stuff suggest dealings as if you were car salesman, so take care in what you read.Read my blog on BP, How to develop a good BS Meter!

Hi all,I am new to real estate development and investment, and am trying to crack into the market.

I have a day job as a software engineer for an IT development workshop out of Beaverton, OR.

PUB  is simply as stated a pre planned development.. it usually has an HOA.. and very frequently they are created to increase normal density. 

Marketing strategies, employee requirements, compliance costs/requirements, software costs, training/education, insurance requirements, etc all are not within any model that you would use one another industry model...it is it's own animal, Without explicit insider knowledge of the escrow profession, it is usually a suicide mission to start up an escrow operation.

Good morning all, I have a .5 acre piece of property zoned residential. It has an old house that I keep rented, but the property has negative cash flow. My question is would I be wise to clear the land and have a four...

Hello,I work for a developer building apartment projects all over the US.