As I understand it (though no personal experience), zoning/development in Austin is pretty flexible much like our home of Portland. 

I am interested in developing new apartment complexes (8plex or smaller for now).

However, I found that after making the calls on various properties - you start to develop an understanding on what to expect for certain properties (granted you are analyzing similar enough properties).

I and most of us, already know that the industry of real estate is the best industry to be in.I have some family members and family friends who either invest in residential properties on the side of their job, or they own and operate their own real estate investing/development company.

Hi Team,Need guidance on how to reach out Williamson County office to enquire about land to just to make sure no restrictions, no easements, flood zone details and developments coming near to the land.Is there any contact number or email id we can reach out Williamson County office to check about new land purchase verification details.Thank You.

Generally, the GP only invests 1-10% of the acquisition or development costs and structures the deal where the LP's get a fixed IRR.

They develop a list and have several packages to chose from.

We have tried to avoid the startup stuff (e.g all free lunches and snacks) - this tends to work well with younger generations and technical staff (e.g software developers).

My thought is to put together a database of big ticket items (roof, siding, water heater, appliances, etc) that I will update with prices every year or so. 

I am also on a team of developers building several hundred units over the next few years on the North side of town.