I'm currently speaking with lenders and saving up more seed money to snag my first rental :) I'm also interested in redevelopment and infill development.

Now you have approved lots ready for horizontal construction into finished lots for sale to home builders.Key pitfalls to avoid:Costs and schedule - Underestimating timelines and holding your seed capital costs to budget.Ignoring community—Always pre-engage neighbors.Skipping thorough due diligence—Hidden wetlands or concurrency shortfalls can kill deals late in the process when most expensive.Inadequate PSA time - Make sure you close on the property after all these approvals are in hand.  

Rockland  is an interesting micro-market because it sits at the intersection of:Seasonal tourism demandHealthcare/travel professional demand (midterm rental viability)Long-term local tenant demandCoastal appreciation fundamentalsFrom what you described, there are several strategic layers we would want to evaluate carefully: Financing StructureConventional 2–4 unit primary residence loan vs. investment loanHow your seasonal occupancy impacts lender classificationWhether leveraging equity from your primary residence strengthens or complicates the structureDSCR vs. traditional underwriting depending on rental positioning Rental Strategy OptimizationMidterm rental demand analysis (travel nurses, contractors, visiting faculty, etc.)Long-term rental baseline underwritingSeasonal rate variance modelingRegulatory considerations specific to Rockland Cash Flow & Risk ModelingConservative, moderate, and optimized income scenariosDebt coverage under each scenarioVacancy buffers for coastal seasonalityCapEx forecasting for a first-time duplex owner Long-Term PositioningIs this primarily lifestyle-supported investment or a scalable portfolio seed?

These sites will be seeded to brome.

I've been using this prompt I got from a video off of Brandon Turner to seed my chatbots and it's been a game changer for helping me underwrite:  "Act as my elite thought partner and strategic advisor, your job is not to agree with me, but to make my thinking sharper.

Yes I already bought the grass seed. 👍 Thank you for the input reminder that I need to make the house pretty, trust me that that’s the plan! 

1st: Pay yourself 10% of your entire earnings2nd: 20% of your income goes to your debts owed3rd: the remaining 70% is what your budget is to live off ofLesson 2: Investing Wisely Grows WealthThe 10% you pay yourself first is the seed to your weath that should grow and create more offspring to serve your wealth empire.

@Lauren Mattern, A portfolio has to be tended like a garden - weeded and watered after the seeds are planted.

That notion has planted a seed in me that attracts me to the real estate path in a way that feels innate.

I've been educating myself on meta ads recently regarding the use of lists as seed audiences since meta cross references them with existing accounts and targets them.Also, do you have specific venders that you use for boots on the ground operation such as site visits / photagraphy?